Multivariate and Multiple Contrast Testing in General Covariate-adjusted Factorial Designs

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Autori principali: Baumeister, Marléne, Thiel, Konstantin Emil, Matits, Lynn, Zimmermann, Georg, Pauly, Markus, Sattler, Paavo
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author Baumeister, Marléne
Thiel, Konstantin Emil
Matits, Lynn
Zimmermann, Georg
Pauly, Markus
Sattler, Paavo
author_facet Baumeister, Marléne
Thiel, Konstantin Emil
Matits, Lynn
Zimmermann, Georg
Pauly, Markus
Sattler, Paavo
contents Evaluating intervention effects on multiple outcomes is a central research goal in a wide range of quantitative sciences. It is thereby common to compare interventions among each other and with a control across several, potentially highly correlated, outcome variables. In this context, researchers are interested in identifying effects at both, the global level (across all outcome variables) and the local level (for specific variables). At the same time, potential confounding must be accounted for. This leads to the need for powerful multiple contrast testing procedures (MCTPs) capable of handling multivariate outcomes and covariates. Given this background, we propose an extension of MCTPs within a semiparametric MANCOVA framework that allows applicability beyond multivariate normality, homoscedasticity, or non-singular covariance structures. We illustrate our approach by analysing multivariate psychological intervention data, evaluating joint physiological and psychological constructs such as heart rate variability.
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spellingShingle Multivariate and Multiple Contrast Testing in General Covariate-adjusted Factorial Designs
Baumeister, Marléne
Thiel, Konstantin Emil
Matits, Lynn
Zimmermann, Georg
Pauly, Markus
Sattler, Paavo
Methodology
Statistics Theory
Evaluating intervention effects on multiple outcomes is a central research goal in a wide range of quantitative sciences. It is thereby common to compare interventions among each other and with a control across several, potentially highly correlated, outcome variables. In this context, researchers are interested in identifying effects at both, the global level (across all outcome variables) and the local level (for specific variables). At the same time, potential confounding must be accounted for. This leads to the need for powerful multiple contrast testing procedures (MCTPs) capable of handling multivariate outcomes and covariates. Given this background, we propose an extension of MCTPs within a semiparametric MANCOVA framework that allows applicability beyond multivariate normality, homoscedasticity, or non-singular covariance structures. We illustrate our approach by analysing multivariate psychological intervention data, evaluating joint physiological and psychological constructs such as heart rate variability.
title Multivariate and Multiple Contrast Testing in General Covariate-adjusted Factorial Designs
topic Methodology
Statistics Theory
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.15292