Fixed-Effects vs Random Effects Varible

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Fixed-Effects vs Random Effects Varible
Message posted by H. Cole on December 11, 1999 at 12:00 AM (ET)

What is the fixed-effects varible vs the random-effects varible?

How do they differ?
How are they similar?

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Re: Fixed-Effects vs Random Effects Varible
Message posted by JG on December 11, 1999 at 12:00 AM (ET)

Bothe refer to ANOVA. Fixed effect means that the various parameters are fixed - they are a population. Randome effects means that the parameters are a random sample from a population. The computations are the same but the EMS values change. If you are testing whether three batches of donuts have the same average weight you have fixed effects. If you assume that the three batches are a sample from some population of batches, you have random effects. See .

Re: Fixed-Effects vs Random Effects Varible
Message posted by on December 11, 1999 at 12:00 AM (ET)

See

Re: Fixed-Effects vs Random Effects Varible
Message posted by JG on December 11, 1999 at 12:00 AM (ET)

See business statistics .

Re: Fixed-Effects vs Random Effects Varible
Message posted by JG on December 11, 1999 at 12:00 AM (ET)

See business statistics for further details.

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