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Henry Scheffé's simultaneous test of all contrasts in such problems is the most well-known procedure; it is a method designed for testing hypotheses suggested by the data while avoiding the fallacy of inflated probability of type I error. See his A Method for Judging All Contrasts in the Analysis of Variance, Biometrika, 40, pages 87-104.