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Partitioning of Variance (ANOVA)

1925
  • Ronald A. Fisher

Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) is a statistical method that partitions the total observed variability in a data set into components attributable to different sources. The core idea is to compare the variance between the means of different groups to the variance within those groups. If the between-group variance is significantly larger, it suggests the group means are genuinely different.

The fundamental principle of ANOVA, conceived by Ronald A. Fisher, revolutionized experimental design. Before ANOVA, researchers often used multiple t-tests to compare several groups, a practice that inflates the Type I error rate (the probability of a false positive). ANOVA provides a single test to check for any difference among group means. The technique works by decomposing the total variation in a dataset, measured by the Total Sum of Squares ([latex]SS_{Total}[/latex]), into two parts. The first part is the Sum of Squares Between groups ([latex]SS_{Between}[/latex]), which measures the variation of each group’s mean from the overall grand mean. This represents the variation explained by the grouping factor. The second part is the Sum of Squares Within groups ([latex]SS_{Within}[/latex]), which measures the variation of each observation from its own group’s mean. This represents the unexplained or random variation, often called error. If the variation between groups is substantially larger than the variation within groups, it provides evidence that the grouping factor has a significant effect on the outcome variable. This comparison is formalized through the F-statistic.

UNESCO Nomenclature: 1209
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Precursores

  • Theory of errors (Carl Friedrich Gauss, Pierre-Simon Laplace)
  • Método of least squares (Adrien-Marie Legendre, Carl Friedrich Gauss)
  • Correlation coefficient (Karl Pearson)
  • Student’s t-test (William Sealy Gosset)

Aplicaciones

  • experimental design in agriculture to compare crop yields
  • clinical trials in medicine to test drug efficacy
  • quality control in fabricación to monitor process stability
  • psychological research to compare treatment effects
  • marketing analytics for A/B/n testing of website designs

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