Choosing components in the additive main effect and multiplicative interaction (AMMI) models

Abstract

The additive main effect and multiplicative interaction (AMMI) models allows analysts to detect interactions between rows and columns in a two-way table. However, there are many methods proposed in the literature to determine the number of multiplicative components to include in the AMMI model. These methods typically give different results for any particular data set, so the user needs some guidance as to which methods to use. In this paper we compare four commonly used methods using simulated data based on real experiments, and provide some general recommendations.