7. Finite factors
7.1 Overview - Finite factors
ANOVA is one of the most widely used statistical techniques, providing a partitioning of the meas...
7.2 Dichotomy: fixed vs random factors
Consider the classical one-way linear ANOVA model, as described in section 6.2 above. Specificall...
7.3 Not a dichotomy: a progression from fixed to random
What is meant by a 'finite' factor? Suppose, for any factor, there are a total of $A$ levels in t...
7.4 Example: environmental impact on molluscs
The study design We consider here a study examining effects of a sewage outfall for $p$ = 151 mol...
7.5 Broader implications for detecting impact
Comparison of results treating 'Locations' as random Historical wisdom for such a design would ha...