rvl.stat.anova
Class Factor

java.lang.Object
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  +--rvl.stat.anova.Term
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        +--rvl.stat.anova.Factor

Direct Known Subclasses:

WithinCells

public class Factor

extends Term

Factor class

See Also:

Field Summary

protected int	levels
protected java.lang.String	name
protected boolean	random
protected FactorSet	siblings

Fields inherited from class rvl.stat.anova.Term

fac, fullName, nestedIn

Constructor Summary

Factor()

Factor(java.lang.String Name, int Levels, boolean Random)
Construct a Factor object

Factor(java.lang.String Name, int Levels, int nNest)
Construct a Factor nested in one or more other factors.

Factor(java.lang.String Name, int Levels, Term Nest)
Construct a Factor nested in one or more other factors.

Method Summary

boolean	contains(Factor f)
Factor	factor(int i) Overrides Term method
int	getLevels()
java.lang.String	getName()
java.lang.String	getShortName()
boolean	isRandom() Overrides Term method
int	order() Overrides Term method
void	setLevels(int k)
void	setName(java.lang.String s)
void	setRandom(boolean r)

Methods inherited from class rvl.stat.anova.Term

containsFactor, containsTerm, df, getFactors, getNest, minus, overlaps, overlaps, setNest, span, toString

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, wait, wait, wait

Field Detail

name

protected java.lang.String name

levels

protected int levels

random

protected boolean random

siblings

protected FactorSet siblings

Constructor Detail

Factor

public Factor()

Factor

public Factor(java.lang.String Name,
              int Levels,
              boolean Random)

Construct a Factor object

Parameters:

Name - name of factor

Levels - number of levels

Random - true if levels are random, false if levels are fixed

Factor

public Factor(java.lang.String Name,
              int Levels,
              Term Nest)

Construct a Factor nested in one or more other factors. (Note: Object is initialized as a random factor.)

Parameters:

Name - name of factor

Levels - number of levels

Nest - a Term object containing the nesting factors

Factor

public Factor(java.lang.String Name,
              int Levels,
              int nNest)

Construct a Factor nested in one or more other factors. (Note: Object is initialized as a random factor.)

Parameters:

Name - name of factor

Levels - number of levels

nNest - number of factors in its nest

Method Detail

setName

public void setName(java.lang.String s)

getName

public java.lang.String getName()

Overrides:

getName in class Term

Following copied from class: rvl.stat.anova.Term

Returns:

the full name of the term

getShortName

public java.lang.String getShortName()

setLevels

public void setLevels(int k)

getLevels

public int getLevels()

order

public int order()

Overrides Term method

Overrides:

order in class Term

Following copied from class: rvl.stat.anova.Term

Returns:

the number of interacting factors (not counting nests)

factor

public Factor factor(int i)

Overrides Term method

Overrides:

factor in class Term

Following copied from class: rvl.stat.anova.Term

Returns:

the factor at index i

setRandom

public void setRandom(boolean r)

isRandom

public boolean isRandom()

Overrides Term method

Overrides:

isRandom in class Term

Following copied from class: rvl.stat.anova.Term

Returns:

whether or not the term contains random factors

contains

public boolean contains(Factor f)

Returns:

true if f is equal to this factor or is in or contained in this factor's nest