[R-sig-ME] repeated measurement using mixed model

[Christoph Scherber]

Dear Jinsong Zhao,

In this case, you may wish to use a generalized least squares model (gls), also to be found in the nlme library. You can start with an initial model
containing only fixed effects, and then update it with an appropriate correlation structure.

Try this first:

library(nlme)
?gls
?corStruct

All the best
Christoph

on 18.11.2011 07:29, Jinsong Zhao wrote:

> Hi there,
> 
> We have got a valuable data set from a long-term experiment. The 
> experimental design is following:
> 
> Trt     Time     Y
>    1     1983
>    1     1986
>    1     1993
>    1     1998
>    1     2003
>    1     2010
>    2     1983
>    2     1986
>    2     1993
>    2     1998
>    2     2003
>    2     2010
>    3     1983
>    3     1986
>    3     1993
>    3     1998
>    3     2003
>    3     2010
> 
> Because the data was collected in a way of repeated measurement. we 
> think it should be analyzed using linear mixed model. However, there is 
> no group variable, and as you have noted, there is no replication for 
> each treatment (Trt). So, we don't know how to deal with this data set.
> 
> Any suggestions or comments will be really appreciated. Thanks in advance.
> 
> Regards,
> Jinsong
> 
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