Response: The continuous variable to be tested for sources of variance by taking observations from independent and randomly assigned sampling units (e.g., from subjects or plots). The response is the variable Y on the left of the equals sign in the model equation: Y = A + ε, etc.
Doncaster, C. P. & Davey, A. J. H. (2007) Analysis of Variance and Covariance: How to Choose and Construct Models for the Life Sciences. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
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