I did a simple experiment with trees: 5 species (sp) and two management (trt). I assessed the diameter through the time (month=1:24) and I'm interesting in the factors interaction effect, I mean if the management is suitable for some species. The dataset has some limitations since it is not balanced, so in 2 ou of 10 factors combinations (sp*trt) I have 4 trees (subjects) and for the rest there are 5 trees:
sp trt trees
1 A L 5
2 A W 5
3 B L 5
4 B W 5
5 C L 5
6 C W 5
7 P L 4
8 P W 5
9 T L 5
10 T W 4
I fitted the following model:
m1 <- lmer(diam ~ trt * sp * month + (1|tree), data = dat1)
I'm not sure if I'm doing right, with this syntax model. I'd really appreciate the help with this.