What statistical method to use for the below problem?

In summary, the problem is to determine which statistical method should be used to find out the competitive position of 5 companies in the same industry based on their revenue and market share data. A suggested method is to use a two-way ANOVA to test for significant differences in market share between the companies. This would help identify the company with a competitive advantage over the others.
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I want to know which statistical method to use for the below problem.
Suppose I have the revenue data of 5 companies in the same industry. And, also the market share of the industry. I calculated the ratio of all against each other. Now, with the above calculation, i want to find out which among the 5 companies have a competitive position over others.

Please help!
 
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For this problem, you could use a two-way ANOVA (Analysis of Variance) to test the difference in market share between the five companies. This would allow you to measure whether there is a statistically significant difference in market share between any of the companies. If there is, then you would be able to determine which company has a competitive position over the others.
 

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