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Repeated measures experiment; mixed model analysis; correlated error models
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On Using Proc Mixed For Longitudinal Data, Walter W. Stroup
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Conference on Applied Statistics in Agriculture
PROC MIXED has become a standard tool for analyzing repeated measures data. Its popularity results from a wide choice of correlated error models compared to other software, e.g. PROC GLM. However, PROC MIXED's versatility comes at a price. Users must take care. Problems may result from MIXED defaults. These include: questionable criteria for selecting correlated error models; starting values that may impede REML estimation of covariance components; and biased standard errors and test statistics. Problems may be induced by inadequate design. This paper is a survey of current knowledge about mixed model methods for repeated measures. Examples are presented using …