Re: st: Xtmixed specification for rmANOVA with 2 within-subject factors

[Jared Saletin <jsaletin@berkeley.edu>]

Hi Dave,

Thanks again!

I found the linked thread most illuminating and helpful, especially the discussion of how error in a rmANOVA can either be conceptualized as separate terms for each factor, or modeled as simply the residual. This difference I think accounts for the discrepancies I've noticed.

Thanks again,
Jared

On Apr 6, 2011, at 7:35 AM, Airey, David C wrote:

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>> Hi Dave,
>> 
>> Thanks for the response!
>> 
>> And thanks for the tip on anovalator! I've recently started using it, and very much enjoy it!
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>> I do have the book you mention, and have found it particularly useful in expanding my understanding of LMMs. 
>> 
>> I'm still finding myself having a remaining issue though.
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>> In the book, the rat-brain example would suggest that with two within-subject factors a model such as this would suffice : 
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>> xtmixed y  b##c | s:, var
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>> I was mainly then confused by the UCLA page here:
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>> http://www.ats.ucla.edu/stat/stata/faq/margins_mixed_anova.htm
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>> Where for a split-plot design with two within-subject factors (along with a between-subject factor) the authors use the crossed-random factor model:
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>> e.g.  xtmixed y a##b##c || _all: R.bs || _all: R.cs || _all: R.bcs || s:, var
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>> I'm mainly confused as to why in this instance of a split-plot (with 2 within subject factors), but neither in the rat-brain totally within-subjects example from the book nor the first split-plot model presented on the UCLA page (1 between subject factor, 1 witihin-subject factor), are the the within-subject factors now considered crossed random-effects.
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>> I haven't been able to reconcile the different approaches, even after reading the chapter from the book.
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>> Thanks again!
>> Jared
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> I think this has come up before on Statalist, and has to do with conceptualization of the rmANOVA model.
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> <http://www.stata.com/statalist/archive/2010-03/msg01340.html>
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> It is a good question for the authors of that book, or tech-support at Stata Corp.
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> -Dave
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