Thanks again, Actually, the data has a negative binomial distribution, and that is why I'm using Glimmix, however that said, glimmix doesn't handle treatment effects with no variation (all zeros) very well, but that's a whole other issue. The problem I am having, though, is describing the random effects in the MM section. I am being question on my use of the "random intercept / subject=location(block)" statement because apparently people aren't accustomed to seeing random effects being described. If I was using Mixed, I could just say block is a random effect and there would be no question, but because I'm am reporting the actual random statement from Glimmix in the MM section, it is causing alarm. Actually, in Mixed, all I would have to say is that the study was a randomized complete block with four replications per treatment, and that would be adequate.
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