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. 2005 Jun 23;567(Pt 2):665–671. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.2005.089516

Table 1.

The fit of the statistical linear mixed effect models to the data

Model Fixed Random 2-log- likelihood Number of parameters Increase in parameters 2-log- likelihood P value
m1 M 11187.543 2
m2 m1 P 10683.365 3 1 504.178 0.000
m3 A m2+ S 2 10253.007 4 1 430.358 0.000
 B m2+ C 2 10667.032 4 1 16.333 0.000
 C m2+ L 2 10679.104 4 1 4.261 0.039
m2+ S + C + L 2 10236.427 6 3 446.938 0.000
m4 A m3 3+ S(P) 10010.734 7 1 225.693 0.000
 B m3 3+ C(P) 10235.461 7 1 0.966 0.326
 C m3 3+ L(P) 10236.427 7 1 0 1
m5 A m4A+ L × C 4A 10008.639 8 1 2.095 0.148
 B m4A+ S × C 4A 10010.683 8 1 0.051 0.821
 C m4A+ L × S 4A 10008.666 8 1 2.068 0.150

Each model includes one extra factor with respect to the previous model, and the effect of this factor on the fit is established by comparing it to the fit of a simpler model that does not include this factor of interest. For each model the 2-log-likelihood, the modelled factors and the total number of parameters are presented, as well as the difference in number of parameters and difference in 2-log-likelihood compared to the simpler model. The P values represent the significance of the present model compared to the simpler model. The abbreviations used are: M = mean, P = persons, S = complexity (number of bars), C = colour, L = luminance.