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venire

n. a panel of prospective jurors drawn from the community. Typically, they are randomly selected from large lists, such as voter registration lists or lists of licensed drivers. Before individuals are included in the venire, they may be screened for factors such as age, citizenship, criminal history, and prior jury service. Also called jury pool.

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February 16th 2025

multiple comparison test

multiple comparison test

any of various statistical procedures used to follow up on a significant result from an analysis of variance by determining which groups in particular differ in their mean values. Examples include Duncan’s multiple range test, the Fisher least significant difference test, the REGWQ test, the Scheffé test, and Tukey’s honestly significant difference test. See also post hoc comparison.