A Comparative Study on Variance Components Estimation Methods
Abstract
In the study, some important methods such as; ANOVA, Henderson III, ML, REML and MINQUE which are commonly used in literature to estimate variance components, were aimed to investigate comparatively for balanced and unbalanced data in animal science. In accordance with the experiment, this study designed with not only the data obtained from the eggs of two commercial layer herds aged 28-week (young) and 80-week (old) which were stored under different storage time and conditions but also with interactive and non-interactive models. In this context, variance components related with effects of hen age, storage time and conditions on Haugh unit which is an important indicator of internal quality characteristic in eggs was used in the interactive model and egg weight was used in the non-interactive model were estimated with five methods (ANOVA, Henderson III, ML, REML, MINQUE). In balanced data, though the estimation of variance components in four methods were found equal to each other, error variance ratio in ML method was found higher. In unbalanced data, for the interactive model, though explanation rates of error variance to total variance are calculated approximately %14 for the methods ANOVA, REML and MINQUE; ML (%18,32) and Henderson III (%17,39) was found higher. Also for the non-interactive model, the rate of error variance in ANOVA, Henderson III, REML and MINQUE methods was found approximately %27 but for ML it was found %42,16. According to research results, it is suggested that for the data in which balanced and normal distribution do not exist, other methods should be used except from ML, however, depending on data structure in unbalanced data it should be benefitted from REML method on condition that degree of freedom is low. It is expected that the research results will contribute to the statistical literature as well as the researchers in different areas in need of these methods.
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English
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Publication Date
May 15, 2014
Submission Date
December 16, 2013
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Year 2014 Volume: 1 Number: 2
