Three-Way ANOVA

Three-Way ANOVA
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Three-way ANOVA (also three-factor ANOVA) is a statistic device to calculate the relationship between variables and stands for variances analysis ). It regulates and helps to understand the interplay of three factors on a result in a special way which allows us to determine the cause of change in the analysis - a chance or factors influence (Bingham, 1992, s. 52).

Three-way ANOVA can be applicated not only in economy, science, medicine but also in many other disciplines (Klar, 2013, s. 46).

Three-way ANOVA includes three main factors: A, B, C, and variable x. All of the factors and interactions require hypothesis tests (Gravetter, 2009, s. 506).

Hypothesis

The first group of hypothesis refers to the equality of the mean reply for groups of factor A. It is presented as (Macho, 2006, s.43):

$H_{0}:$ Failed to parse (syntax error): {\displaystyle α_1=α_2⋯=α_I}

$H_{1}:$ at least one Failed to parse (syntax error): {\displaystyle α_i} is different,

$i=1,2,...,I$.

In case of the equality of the mean reply for groups of factor B, the formula for the hypothesis is as follows:

$H_{0}:$ Failed to parse (syntax error): {\displaystyle β_1=β_2=⋯=β_J}

$H_{1}:$ at least one Failed to parse (syntax error): {\displaystyle β_j} is different,

$j=1,2,...,J$.

In case of the equality of the mean reply for groups of factor C, the hypothesis is:

$H_{0}:$ Failed to parse (syntax error): {\displaystyle γ_1=γ_2=⋯=γ_K}

$H_{1}:$ at least one Failed to parse (syntax error): {\displaystyle γ_k} is different,

$k=1,2,...,K$.

The second group of hypothesis refers to the interaction of the factors:

$H_{0}:$ Failed to parse (syntax error): {\displaystyle (αβ)_{ij}=0}

$H_{1}:$ at least one Failed to parse (syntax error): {\displaystyle (αβ)_{ij}≠0} ,

$H_{0}:$ Failed to parse (syntax error): {\displaystyle (αγ)_{ik}=0}

$H_{1}:$ at least one Failed to parse (syntax error): {\displaystyle (αγ)_{ik}≠0} ,

$H_{0}:$ Failed to parse (syntax error): {\displaystyle (βγ)_{jk}=0}

$H_{1}:$ at least one Failed to parse (syntax error): {\displaystyle (βγ)_{jk}≠0} ,

$H_{0}:$ Failed to parse (syntax error): {\displaystyle (αβγ)_{ijk}=0}

$H_{1}:$ at least one Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle (αβγ)_{ijk}≠0} .

• i describes the group i of the factor of A:

$i=1,2,3,4,...,I$,

• j describes the group j of factor B:

$j=1,2,3,4,...,J$,

• k describes group k of factor C:

$k=1,2,3,4,...,K$,

• Failed to parse (syntax error): {\displaystyle α_i} describes the deviations of groups of factor A from the overall mean (μ) due to factor A:

Failed to parse (syntax error): {\displaystyle α_i=0} ,

• Failed to parse (syntax error): {\displaystyle β_j} describe the deviations of groups in factor B from the overall mean μ due to factor B:

Failed to parse (syntax error): {\displaystyle β_j=0} ,

• Failed to parse (syntax error): {\displaystyle (αβ)_{ij}} describes the interaction between factors A and B:

Failed to parse (SVG (MathML can be enabled via browser plugin): Invalid response ("Math extension cannot connect to Restbase.") from server "https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/":): {\displaystyle (αβ)_{ij}=0} ,

• Failed to parse (syntax error): {\displaystyle (αγ)_{ik}} describes the interaction between factors A and C:

Failed to parse (syntax error): {\displaystyle (αγ)_{ik}=0} ,

• Failed to parse (syntax error): {\displaystyle (βγ)_{jk}} describes the interaction between factors B and C:

Failed to parse (syntax error): {\displaystyle (βγ)_{jk}=0} ,

• Failed to parse (syntax error): {\displaystyle (αβγ)_{ijk}} describes the three-way interaction between factors A, B, and C:

Failed to parse (syntax error): {\displaystyle (αβγ)_{ijk}=0} .

As we can perceive, parameters with two subscripts calculate the interaction between two factors (for example Failed to parse (syntax error): {\displaystyle (αβ)_{ij}} ) (Fox, 1984, s. 126). Three-way interactions are expressed by the three subscripts, for example Failed to parse (syntax error): {\displaystyle (αβγ)_{ijk}} (Devore, 2015, S.460). To calculate three-factor ANOVA, first of all, we have to calculate two-factors interactions for the variables (O’Mahony, 1986, s. 211).

Other information

In search of interaction finding its conditions is an important step. When there is a connection, the analysis may be required to expand apart from ANOVA (Strickland, 2014 s. 273).

The interpretation of data is not so easy when there are interactions. The basic mistake is to make calculations of significance or estimated treatment effects as a nominal value (Scheffe, 1959, s. 354).

To avoid the masking principal effect by interactions and to augment understanding is used graphical method (Houser, 2016, s. 290).

Data transformation may cause the removal of interactions in some cases (Strickland, 2016, s. 329).

References

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• Devore J.L. (2015). Probability and Statistics for Engineering and the Sciences, Cengage Learning
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• Hauser J. (2016). Nursing Research: Reading, Using and Creating Evidence, Jones & Bartlett Learning
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Author: Dominika Paś