[R] binomial errors in split-plot design

[Prof Brian Ripley]

There are several possibilities, including glmmPQL (MASS) and GLMM (lme4).
Be careful with the interpretation, as you don't have the advantages of 
balance that the classical AoV gives you.

On Thu, 4 Mar 2004, Christoph Scherber wrote:

> I have proportion data with binomial errors. The problem is that the 
> whole experiment was laid out as a split-plot design.
> 
> Ideally, what I would like is having a glm with an Error term such as 
> glm(y~x+Error(A/B)) but I fear this is not possible. Would using lme be 
> an alternative? How could I state the variance structure, then?

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