Testing a Linear Relation among Variances

Abstract

This paper refers to the problem of a simple linear relation involving mean squares in standard analysis of variance. Practical situations in which the problem occurs, such as experiments in several locations, are mentioned, as are some standard tests. An approximate "F[image]"test is described and illustrated by a numerical example. The distribution and power function of F[image] is discussed. An appendix discusses limiting distributions of some standard tests. Twelve references are given.