It really is just a matter of justifying and explaining your chosen
statistical model.  If you believe that two groups have the same
regression slope for a parameter (but possibly different
offsets/intercepts), then you would use a "DOSS" model -- this is akin
to a model in SPSS/SAS in which you model a main effect of group and a
single (main) effect of the regressor that applies to all subjects
(e.g., Y = group age).  If you believe that the two groups might
possibly have a different slope, then you would use a "DODS" model (also
known as a heterogeneous slopes model) -- this is equivalent to a model
in SPSS/SAS in which you model a main effect of group (different
offsets/intercepts) and separate (heterogeneous) slopes for the two
groups i.e,. you model a possible interaction between group and slope; Y
= group age group*age).

cheers,
-MH

On Tue, 2011-02-01 at 20:49 +0100, Christian Scheel wrote:
> Dear all,
> 
> does anyone know one or two good method papers to cite when describing 
> the difference of DOSS and DODS? I have already screened Pubmed and Co. 
> but did not really find anything convincing.
> 
> Any help greatly appreciated!
> 
> Best wishes,
> Christian Scheel
> 
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