Use one-way ANOVA to determine whether data from
several groups (levels) of a single factor have a common mean.
In two-way ANOVA, the effects of two factors on a
response variable are of interest.
In N-way ANOVA, the effects of N factors
on a response variable are of interest.
ANOVA with random effects is used where a factor's
levels represent a random selection from a larger (infinite) set of
possible levels.
N-way ANOVA can also be used
when factors are nested, or when some factors are to be treated as
continuous variables.
Multiple comparison procedures can accurately determine
the significance of differences between multiple group means.
Analysis of covariance is a technique for analyzing
grouped data having a response (y, the variable
to be predicted) and a predictor (x, the variable
used to do the prediction).
Statistics and Machine Learning Toolbox™ functions include nonparametric
versions of one-way and two-way analysis of variance.