Date:         Thu, 13 Jun 1996 15:00:06 GMT
Reply-To:     "Paul A. Thompson" <pat@po.CWRU.Edu>
Sender:       "SAS(r) Discussion" <SAS-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
From:         "Paul A. Thompson" <pat@PO.CWRU.EDU>
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH (USA)
Subject:      Re: Tired of waiting

In a previous article, gdallal@world.std.com (Jerry Dallal) says:
 
>
>            Will  someone  please tell me why none of the three  major
>        statistical packages (SAS, SPSS, SYSTAT--as evidenced by their
>        Usenet   presence)    has  implemented   multiple   comparison
>        procedures  for within-subjects factors for repeated  measures
>        designs?   If memory serves,  even the procedures for between-
>        subjects  factors  are  wanting--they apply to  each  response
>        separately, rather than the overall effect.
>
>            Sometimes repeated measures are not longitudinal and
>        sometimes the sphericity condition is met and sometimes both
>        things happen simultaneously, or is an MCP invalid even under
>        these conditions?  I hear rumors that 2-nd tier packages are
>        starting to include these tests.  Why not the big guys?  I'd
>        prefer not having to add another package to my machine if
>        possible, but I'm getting tired of writing DATA steps to
>        rearrange my data.
>
>            Any insights would be gratefully appreciated.
>
Please chekc your WP.
 
Know anything about MIXED?  May want to check into it.
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