How to perform fully nested ANOVA - ID 389

Revised: 7/8/2008 Applies to

Minitab 16

Description How can I perform fully nested ANOVA? Solution There are two ways to perform a fully nested ANOVA in Minitab. Suppose you want to understand the sources of variability in the manufacture of glass jars. You conduct an experiment and measure furnace temperature three times during a work shift for each of four operators from each plant over four different shifts. Using the Minitab sample data set FURNTEMP.MTW where Temp is the response and the four nested factors are Plant, Operator, Shift and Batch: Note: For instructions on opening Minitab sample data sets, see Knowledgebase ID 2108. Option 1 1. Choose Stat > ANOVA > Fully Nested ANOVA. 2. In Responses, enter Temp. 3. In Factors, enter Plant Operator Shift Batch. Click OK. Please note that in Step 3, the factors are listed in hierarchical order. Option 2 1. Choose Stat > ANOVA > General Linear Model. 2. In Responses, enter Temp. 3. In Model, enter Plant Operator(Plant) Shift(Plant Operator) Batch(Plant Operator Shift). 4. In Random factors, enter Plant Operator Shift Batch. 5. Click Results. 6. Check Display expected mean squares and variance components. 7. Click OK in each dialog box. Please note that in Step 3, as an alternative, you could enter the model as Plant Operator(Plant) Shift(Operator) Batch(Shift). Also, the General Linear Model output will not match the Fully Nested ANOVA output exactly.