Hello, I believe the aov() function in R uses a "Type-I sum-of-squares" by default as against "Type-III". This is relevant for me because I am trying to understand ANOVA in R using my knowledge of ANOVA in SPSS. I can only reproduce the results of an ANOVA done using R through SPSS if I specify that SPSS uses a Type-I sum-of-squares. (And yes, I know that when the sample sizes of all groups are equal, Type-I and Type-III produce the same answers.) My questions: 1) exactly what is the difference between the two types of sums-of-squares? 2) how can I make R use a Type-III s-o-s? Should I? R must have some reason for using Type-I as default rather than Type-III. (Given a choice, believe R!)
A reference (stats book, URL...) would be helpful... Ravi -- View this message in context: http://n4.nabble.com/Type-I-v-s-Type-III-Sum-Of-Squares-in-ANOVA-tp1573657p1573657.html Sent from the R help mailing list archive at Nabble.com. ______________________________________________ R-help@r-project.org mailing list https://stat.ethz.ch/mailman/listinfo/r-help PLEASE do read the posting guide http://www.R-project.org/posting-guide.html and provide commented, minimal, self-contained, reproducible code.