How to test if two gamm-predictions are significantly different?

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Rather than using 95% CI'S for the 2 curves U can try using a 90% CI
for them. If 2 90% CI'S don't overlap it's closer to a 5% t-test than
if 2 95% CI's don't.

But I think your other method for a 95% CI for the difference may be better.

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Dear R community,

A quick sketch of my situation:

I have two continuous explanatory variables ("concentration" and "time")
and a continuous response variable, "biomass".

I've fitted a gamm model to these data using the package mgcv and want
to predict at what concentration the biomass is significantly different
from the control treatment (i.e. a concentration of 0) for a given point
in time.

I've done this by predicting the biomass for a series of 1000
concentrations at a given point in time (using "predict"), constructing
95% confidence intervals for these predictions by adding and subtracting
1.96*SE and then selecting the lowest concentration where the two CI
show no overlap.

However I've realized that this technique is not adequate because two
points can also be significantly different at the 5% significance level
when the 95% CI do overlap and I want to calculate the lowest possible
concentration. I've read some literature about this and am considering
the following method:

* Calculate the difference between the control (C0) and a predicted
point (e.g. C1), thus C0-C1.
* Construct a 95% CI for this difference by adding and subtracting
1.96*sqrt(SE0^2 + SE1^2).
* Do this for all predictions.
* Select the lowest concentration where the 95% CI does not include 0.

Could you give me some feedback about this as I'm unsure if this method
can be used for gamms. Any comments or suggestions are much appreciated.

Many thanks in advance & kind regards

Karel

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