The decision on dimensionality of the space spanned by general linear functions of the parameter matrix of a MANOVA model is considered. This problem is related to the investigation, whether graphically or analytically, of significant empirical departures from the overall null hypothesis on...

In this paper it is shown how a generalized form of canonical analysis can be useful to reveal which parametric functions of a MANOVA model, for instance treatment contrasts or combinations of observed variables, are responsible for rejection of a general linear hypothesis on these functions....