Hi All I have 2 cultivars (bx and nas), 2 treatments (s and h), 4 timepoints (T1 to T4), and 4 biological reps for each cultivarxteatment. My experiment consists of 32 two-color arrays hybridized in 8 loops. Every EST is spotted in duplicate. For starters I want to compare just within one treatment, so just for bx - I want to compare treatments over time. Then I want to do the same for the other treatment (nas). Once I have this I want to compare within treatments. So first just for treatment s, between nas and bx. So far I've done the following: *don't worry about the low n.perm. I'm just testing things at this stage and will use more permutations once I think I know exactly what I need to do). #Load data bnhsnoflags1.raw<-read.madata("bnhsnoflags1.txt",designfile="design.tx t",probeid=1,metarow=2,metacol=3,row=4,col=5,intensity=6,arrayType='tw oColor',log.trans=TRUE,spotflag=FALSE,n.rep=2) #transform using rlowess normilization bnhsnoflags1<-transform.madata(bnhsnoflags1.raw,method="rlowess") #close graphics graphics.off() # Fit Full ANOVA mixed model anova.full.mix<-fitmaanova(madata=bnhsnoflags1,formula=~Array+Dye+Arra y:Dye+Cultivar+Treatment+Time+Cultivar:Treatment+Cultivar:Time+Treatme nt:Time+Sample+Spot,random=~Array+Sample+Spot) >From what I saw on p.21 of the April 25 2007 manual I think I should now do the following #Test Statistic (F and Fs by default) ftest.int.mix<-matest(data=bnhsnoflags1,anovaobj=anova.full.mix,term=" Treatment:Time",n.perm=5) and then make a comparison matrix. Is the treatment:time interaction the correct one to test differences between treatments for bx over time? Any tips about making a comparison matrix? Then after the comparison matrix I do a ttest (p.22 of manual) on this term? And then I can change the comparison matrix to test the same for nas? Is this correct? I guess the first question is: is Treatment:Time the correct interaction to test for what I want? And where can I find more help/info about making the comparison matrix? Thanks Cecilia Cecilia McGregor, Ph.D. Sweetpotato Breeding and Genetics Lab School of Plant, Environmental and Soil Sciences 236 J.C. Miller Hall Louisiana State University Baton Rouge LA, 70803 USA Phone: (225) 763-9138 Fax: (225) 578-1068