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Testing main effects and interaction effects in factorial designs are basic content in statistics textbooks and widely used in various fields. In balanced designs there is general agreement on the appropriate main effect and interaction sums of squares and these are typically displayed in an analysis of variance (ANOVA). A number of methods for analyzing unbalanced designs have been developed, but in general they do not lead to unique results. For example, in SAS one can get three different main effect sums of squares in an unbalanced design. I, If these results are viewed from the theory of the general linear model, then it is typically the case that the different sums of squares all lead to F-tests, but they are testing different linear hypotheses. In particular, if one clearly specifies the linear hypothesis being tested, then linear model theory leads to one unique deviation sum of squares. One exception to this statement is an ANOVA, called an unweighted means ANOVA (UANOVA) introduced by Yates (1934). The deviation sum of squares in a UNANOVA typically does not lead to an F-test and hence does not reduce to a usual deviation sum of squares for some linear hypothesis. The UANOVA tests have been suggested by several writers as an alternative to the usual tests. Almost all of these results are limited to the one-way model or a two-way model with interaction, and hence the UANOVA procedure is not available for a general linear model. This thesis generalizes the UANOVA test prescribed in the two-way model with interaction to a general linear model. In addition, the properties of the test are investigated. It is found, similar to the usual test, that computation of the UANOVA test statistic does not depend on how the linear hypothesis is formulated. It is also shown that the numerator of the UANOVA test is like a linear combination of independent chi-squared random variables as opposed to a single chi-squared random variable in the usual test. In addition we show how the Imhof (1961) paper can be used to determine critical values, p-values and power for the UANOVA test. Comparisons with the usual test are also included. It is found that neither test is more powerful than the other. Even so, for most circumstances our general recommendation is that the usual test is probably superior to the UANOVA test. / Graduation date: 2002

Thesis (M.A.)--York University, 1999. Graduate Programme in Psychology. / Typescript. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 161-176). Also available on the Internet. MODE OF ACCESS via web browser by entering the following URL: http://wwwlib.umi.com/cr/yorku/fullcit?pMQ59127.

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D.Phil. (Statistics) / We often wish to determine whether observations occurring in a natural time sequence are from the same distribution or whether changes in distribution have taken place at certain points in time. These time points are called change points. We study tests of the null hypothesis of no change versus the alternative hypothesis of changes in parameter at unknown change points, as well as point- and interval estimation of the change points. For univariate observations we distinguish between two cases. In the one case we consider observations having known, but unequal, variances. In the second case each observation has a variance which is a function of the unknown mean. In the first case we develop graphical procedures which can be used for the detection, as well as for point- and interval estimation, of the change points. The method which we develop in the second case can be used for observations from any distribution, provided a suitable variance stabilizing transformation exists. Binomially distributed observations can be accommodated in both of these settings...

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Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2002. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 154-170). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2002. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 154-170). Also available on the Internet.

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