Statistical tests for biological interactions: A comparison of permutation tests and analysis of variance

Acta Oecologica

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 66-72

  Fraker, Michael E ^a   Peacor, Scott D ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NOAA GREAT LAKES ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

ANOVA; Interaction; Non parametric; Permutation; Randomization; Transformation

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; MODELING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TESTING METHOD; VARIANCE ANALYSIS;

EID: 38649090367     PISSN: 1146609X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actao.2007.09.001     Document Type: Article

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