FisherCritical: IVarianceAnalysisStatistics;
The FisherCritical property returns the critical value for the Fisher statistics.
To execute the example, add a link to the Stat system assembly.
Sub UserProc;
Var
VA: SmVarianceAnalysis;
res: Integer;
m: Array Of Double;
FS, FC: IVarianceAnalysisStatistics;
Begin
VA := New SmVarianceAnalysis.Create;
m := New Double[5, 3];
m[0, 0] := 1; m[0, 1] := 4; m[0, 2] := 1;
m[1, 0] := 2; m[1, 1] := 3; m[1, 2] := 2;
m[2, 0] := 3; m[2, 1] := 3; m[2, 2] := 1;
m[3, 0] := 4; m[3, 1] := 1; m[3, 2] := 2;
m[4, 0] := 5; m[4, 1] := 1; m[4, 2] := 1;
VA.Data := m;
VA.AnalysisType := VarianceAnalysisType.TwoFactor; // two-factor analysis
VA.ConfidenceLevel := 0.05;
res := VA.Execute;
If res <> 0 Then
Debug.WriteLine(VA.Errors);
Else
Debug.WriteLine("=================================");
Debug.WriteLine("Value of Fisher statistics");
FS := VA.FisherStatistics;
Debug.WriteLine("rows : " + FS.Rows.ToString);
Debug.WriteLine("columns : " + FS.Columns.ToString);
Debug.AssertMsg(False, "=================================");
Debug.WriteLine("Critical value of Fisher statistics");
FC := VA.FisherCritical;
Debug.WriteLine("rows : " + FC.Rows.ToString);
Debug.WriteLine("columns : " + FC.Columns.ToString);
If VA.VarianceEqualByRows Then
Debug.WriteLine("Fstat < Fcrit. Hypothesis on equality of factor A variances (by rows) is accepted. Difference between variances is insignificant");
Else
Debug.WriteLine("Fstat > Fcrit. Hypothesis on equality of factor A variances (by rows) is rejected. Difference between variances is significant");
End If;
If VA.VarianceEqualByColumns Then
Debug.WriteLine("Fstat < Fcrit. Hypothesis on equality of factor B variances (by columns) is accepted. Difference between variances is insignificant");
Else
Debug.WriteLine("Fstat > Fcrit. Hypothesis on equality of factor B variances (by columns) is rejected. Difference between variances is significant");
End If;
End If;
End Sub UserProc;
Executing the example displays the results of the variance analysis in the console window:
Module execution started
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Fisher statistics value
Rows: 0.029411764705882443
Columns: 1.4411764705882384
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Fisher statistics critical value
Rows: 3.837853326929805
Columns: 4.4589684100858102
Fstat < Fcrit. Hypothesis on the equality of A factor variances (for rows) is accepted. The variance difference is insignificant
Fstat < Fcrit. Hypothesis on the equality of B factor variances (for columns) is accepted. The variance difference is insignificant
Module execution finished
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