One reads lots of things in many places, some of which conflict! Probably best if a proper statistician answer (I am not!) Rik Stephen J. Fromm wrote: > On Wed, 4 Nov 2009 09:35:55 +0000, Rik Henson <rik.henson@MRC- > CBU.CAM.AC.UK> wrote: > > <snip> > > >> The question is not >> whether the df's are "correct", but how (and whether) you want to >> partition that error into different components for each ANOVA effect >> (with each component having different df's). >> > > > Rik, > > Is this really valid, though? The texts I have on ANOVA state that using > pooled errors in such designs is invalid unless one can show the relevant > interactions are not significant (at some rather high p-level, like 0.2). > > Best, > > S > > >> Best wishes >> Rik >> >> -- >> >> ------------------------------------------------------- >> Dr Richard Henson >> MRC Cognition & Brain Sciences Unit >> 15 Chaucer Road >> Cambridge >> CB2 7EF, UK >> >> Office: +44 (0)1223 355 294 x522 >> Mob: +44 (0)794 1377 345 >> Fax: +44 (0)1223 359 062 >> >> http://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/people/rik.henson/personal >> ------------------------------------------------------- >> > > > -- ------------------------------------------------------- Dr Richard Henson MRC Cognition & Brain Sciences Unit 15 Chaucer Road Cambridge CB2 7EF, UK Office: +44 (0)1223 355 294 x522 Mob: +44 (0)794 1377 345 Fax: +44 (0)1223 359 062 http://www.mrc-cbu.cam.ac.uk/people/rik.henson/personal -------------------------------------------------------