Table 6.
Allowable inferences when the signs of the mean interaction contrast (MIC) and survivor function interaction contrast (SFIC) are used together.
| MIC | SFIC | Architecture | Stopping-rule |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | serial | self-terminating |
| 0 | <0→>0 | serial | exhaustive |
| >0 | >0 | parallel | self-terminating |
| <0 | <0 | parallel | exhaustive |
| >0 | <0→>0 | coactive |