Table 3.6 summarizes the operators that are available for selecting and constructing effects. These operators are discussed in the following sections.
Table 3.6: Available Effect Operators
| 
                         Operator  | 
                            
                          
                            
                     
                         Example  | 
                            
                          
                            
                     
                         Description  | 
                            
                          
                          
                  
|---|---|---|
| 
                         A*B  | 
                          
                            
                            
                     
                         Crosses the levels of the effects  | 
                          
                          
                  |
| 
                         A(B)  | 
                          
                            
                            
                     
                         Nests A levels within B levels  | 
                          
                          
                  |
| 
                         A | B | C  | 
                          
                            
                            
                     
                         Specifies all interactions  | 
                          
                          
                  |
| 
                         A | B | C@2  | 
                          
                            
                            
                     
                         Reduces interactions in bar effects  | 
                          
                          
                  |
| 
                         A1-A10  | 
                          
                            
                            
                     
                         Specifies sequentially numbered variables  | 
                          
                          
                  |
| 
                         A:  | 
                          
                            
                            
                     
                         Specifies variables with common prefix  | 
                          
                          
                  |
| 
                         A- -C  | 
                          
                            
                            
                     
                         Specifies sequential variables in data set order  |