STEPS TO IMPLEMENT ANOVA

Steps: ANOVA
Load the data into R
Identify the factors
Draw Basic plots to get a feel of the data
Test for homogeneity of variances using Levenes
test
Test for normality using Kolmogorov-Smirnov test
or Shapiro-Wilks test
Set up ANOVA model and run the model
Interpret the results
Perform Contrasts (if needed)
 Violation of Homogeneity of Variances
You often hear people say ANOVA is a robust
test, which means that it doesnt matter much if
we break the assumptions of the test: the F-ratio
will still be accurate. There is some truth to this
statement, but it is also an oversimplification of
the situation.
Unbalanced design
Use Welchs F-test

Source: Discovering Statistics using R by Andy Field

 Steps: ANCOVA
Load the data into R
Identify the factors
Draw Basic plots to get a feel of the data
Test for homogeneity of variances using Levenes test
Test for normality using Kolmogorov-Smirnov test or
Shapiro-Wilks test
Check for the independence of the covariate and the
treatment variable
Set up ANOVA model and run the model
Interpret the results
Perform Contrasts (if needed)