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Simulation studies show that the CoCo test can faithfully detect the violation of the PDS condition or lack thereof. To further evaluate the efficacy of the CoCo test, we apply it to investigate three meta\u2010analyses. Our simulation studies and data analyses encourage one to evaluate the PDS condition during multiple testing, especially when one is uncertain about the relationship between tests, and the proposed CoCo test provides both methodological insights into and a technical device for doing so. 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