[R] Multiple comparison on lme model with 2 fixed factors

[Dieter Menne]

Billeke wrote:
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> mult2 <- glht(lmelac.ex, linfct = mcp("ath:time" = "Tukey"))
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I don't have the time to check, but got a mail for Torsten (author) with the
following idea:

glht(lmeglu, linfct = c("Ath1:tim2 - Ath1:tim3 = 0", ...))

He suggested to build the matrix explicitly instead; that's what I normally
do, but I admit that I use an Excel spreadsheet to get the coefficients
right in such a case.

Technically, using time as a categorical parameter is not recommended
because of serial correlations. Try to fit a linear or linearized model
instead to time, or, if you cannot do it otherwise, a nonlinear one.

I too often see my colleagues asking questions like "how many days after
treatment start do I first see significant effects on my lymphocyte count"?
This gives many p-values for a publication, and that's what medical
reviewers love. Your approach to use multcomp to correct for this is a fair
way out, but doing serious trend analysis is better.

Dieter









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