Can the Kruskal-Wallis test be used for comparing more than three groups?

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Can the Kruskal-Wallis test be used for comparing more than three groups?
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Answer: Yes, the Kruskal-Wallis test can be used for comparing more than three groups. In fact, it can be used for comparing any number of independent groups. The test statistic, H, is calculated in the same way, regardless of the number of groups being compared, and the degrees of freedom for the test are (k-1), where k is the number of groups. When comparing more than three groups, the Kruskal-Wallis test provides a way to determine if there are any significant differences between the medians of the groups, and post-hoc tests can be performed to make specific comparisons between pairs of groups.

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