Table 2.

Selection of covariance matrix models to model the matrix related to the genotype × harvest year interaction, according to the AIC criterion, for dry cocoa bean yield.

Nr	Models of covariance matrix	AIC criterion	BIC criterion
1	CS—Compound symmetry	6860.79	6878.16
2	AR1—First-order autoregressive	6847.19	6864.55
3	DIAG—Heterogeneous diagonal	6824.19	6863.27
4	CORGH—Heterogeneous compound correlation	6770.58	6900.85
5	CORH—Homogeneous compound correlation	6766.04	6809.46
6	FA1—Factor analytic with 1 factor	6761.03	6826.16
7	AR1H—Heterogeneous autoregressive	6755.11	6798.53
8	AD—Ante-dependence	6748.00	6808.38
9	FA2—Factor analytic with 2 factors	6744.07	6826.16
10	FA3—Factor analytic with 3 factors	6742.70	6838.22