The analysis of variance can be presented in terms of a linear model, which makes the following assumptions about the probability distribution of the responses:
ðɪ ɐnˈæləsˌɪs ʌv vˈɛɹiəns kæn biː pɹɪzˈɛntᵻd ɪn tˈɜːmz əvə lˈɪnɪɹ mˈɑːdəl, wˌɪtʃ mˌeɪks ðə fˈɑːloʊɪŋ ɐsˈʌmpʃənz ɐbˌaʊt ðə pɹˌɑːbəbˈɪlᵻɾi dˌɪstɹɪbjˈuːʃən ʌvðə ɹᵻspˈɑːnsᵻz: