Statistical Analysis of Efficient Unbalanced Factorial Designs for Two-Color Microarray Experiments
Open Access
- 18 June 2008
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Hindawi Limited in International Journal of Plant Genomics
- Vol. 2008, 1-16
- https://doi.org/10.1155/2008/584360
Abstract
Experimental designs that efficiently embed a fixed effects treatment structure within a random effects design structure typically require a mixed-model approach to data analyses. Although mixed model software tailored for the analysis of two-color microarray data is increasingly available, much of this software is generally not capable of correctly analyzing the elaborate incomplete block designs that are being increasingly proposed and used for factorial treatment structures. That is, optimized designs are generally unbalanced as it pertains to various treatment comparisons, with different specifications of experimental variability often required for different treatment factors. This paper uses a publicly available microarray dataset, as based upon an efficient experimental design, to demonstrate a proper mixed model analysis of a typical unbalanced factorial design characterized by incomplete blocks and hierarchical levels of variability.Keywords
Funding Information
- Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station (MICL 1822)
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