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Published in: Critical Care 2/2003

01-04-2004 | Review

Statistics review 9: One-way analysis of variance

Authors: Viv Bewick, Liz Cheek, Jonathan Ball

Published in: Critical Care | Issue 2/2003

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Abstract

This review introduces one-way analysis of variance, which is a method of testing differences between more than two groups or treatments. Multiple comparison procedures and orthogonal contrasts are described as methods for identifying specific differences between pairs of treatments.
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Metadata
Title
Statistics review 9: One-way analysis of variance
Authors
Viv Bewick
Liz Cheek
Jonathan Ball
Publication date
01-04-2004
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Critical Care / Issue 2/2003
Electronic ISSN: 1364-8535
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/cc2836

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