| Source of variation | DF | Fixed vs. random effects | ||||
| Case 1 | Case 2 | Case 3 | Case 4 | Case 5 | ||
| CLT | g − 1 | Random | Fixed | Fixed | Random | Fixed |
| LC | l − 1 | Random | Fixed | Random | Fixed | Fixed |
| YR | y − 1 | Random | Fixed | Random | Random | Random |
| RP(LC*YR) | (r − 1)ly | Random | Random | Random | Random | Random |
| CLT*LC | (g − 1)(l − 1) | Random | Fixed | Random | Random | Fixed |
| CLT*YR | (g − 1)(y − 1) | Random | Fixed | Random | Random | Random |
| LC*YR | (l − 1)(y − 1) | Random | Fixed | Random | Random | Random |
| CLT*LC*YR | (g − 1)(l − 1) (y − 1) | Random | Fixed | Random | Random | Random |
| Pooled error | (r − 1)(g − 1)ly |
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