diff --git a/Rpackage/iMRMC/tests/testthat/test_limitsOfAgreement.R b/Rpackage/iMRMC/tests/testthat/test_limitsOfAgreement.R
index c7186a63..e6dc63f4 100644
--- a/Rpackage/iMRMC/tests/testthat/test_limitsOfAgreement.R
+++ b/Rpackage/iMRMC/tests/testthat/test_limitsOfAgreement.R
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 library(testthat)
 library(iMRMC)
 
-testthat::context("limitsOfAgreement")
+context("limitsOfAgreement")
 
 # Simulate data ###############################################################
 
@@ -57,33 +57,33 @@ if(saveData){
 
 # laWRBM output #####################
 
-testthat::test_that(
+test_that(
   "laWRBM output does not change", {
-    testthat::expect_equal(target_laWRBM, result_laWRBM, tolerance = 1e-6)
+    expect_equal(target_laWRBM, result_laWRBM, tolerance = 1e-6)
   }
 )
 
 # laBRBM output #####################
 
-testthat::test_that(
+test_that(
   "laBRBM output does not change", {
-    testthat::expect_equal(target_laBRBM, result_laBRBM, tolerance = 1e-6)
+    expect_equal(target_laBRBM, result_laBRBM, tolerance = 1e-6)
   }
 )
 
 # laBRWM output #####################
 
-testthat::test_that(
+test_that(
   "laBRWM output does not change", {
-    testthat::expect_equal(target_laBRWM, result_laBRWM, tolerance = 1e-6)
+    expect_equal(target_laBRWM, result_laBRWM, tolerance = 1e-6)
   }
 )
 
 # laWRWM output #####################
 
-testthat::test_that(
+test_that(
   "laWRWM output does not change", {
-    testthat::expect_equal(target_laWRWM, result_laWRWM, tolerance = 1e-6)
+    expect_equal(target_laWRWM, result_laWRWM, tolerance = 1e-6)
   }
 )
 
diff --git a/Rpackage/iMRMC/tests/testthat/test_limitsOfAgreement_splitPlot.R b/Rpackage/iMRMC/tests/testthat/test_limitsOfAgreement_splitPlot.R
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b54ba32d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Rpackage/iMRMC/tests/testthat/test_limitsOfAgreement_splitPlot.R
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+library(testthat)
+library(iMRMC)
+
+context("limitsOfAgreement")
+
+# Simulate data ###############################################################
+
+# initialize the random number generator
+init.lecuyerRNG(stream = 1)
+
+# Create a sample configuration file
+config <- sim.NormalIG.Hierarchical.config(nR=9, nC=99, 
+                                           modalityID = c("testA","testB"))
+
+# Simulate an MRMC agreement data set
+dFrame.imrmc <- sim.NormalIG.Hierarchical(config)
+
+# Create a split-plot data set ################################################
+nG <- 3
+
+# Determine reader groups
+readerGroups <- createGroups(levels(dFrame.imrmc$readerID), nG)
+names(readerGroups) <- c("readerID", "readerGroup")
+df <- merge(dFrame.imrmc, readerGroups)
+
+# Determine case groups
+caseGroups <- createGroups(levels(factor(dFrame.imrmc$caseID)), nG)
+names(caseGroups) <- c("caseID", "caseGroup")
+df <- merge(df, caseGroups)
+
+# Create split-plot data
+df <- df[df$caseGroup == df$readerGroup, ]
+df$caseID <- factor(df$caseID)
+
+# Visualize the design matrix of each modality
+dA <- convertDFtoDesignMatrix(df, modality = "testA", dropFlag = FALSE)
+dB <- convertDFtoDesignMatrix(df, modality = "testB", dropFlag = FALSE)
+
+image(dA)
+image(dB)
+
+
+
+# Do the analysis ##############################################################
+
+# Do the within-reader between-modality limits of ageement analysis
+result_laWRBM <- laWRBM(df)
+
+# Do the between-reader between-modality limits of agreement analysis
+result_laBRBM <- laBRBM(df)
+
+# Do the between-reader within-modality limits of agreement analysis
+result_laBRWM <- laBRWM(df)
+
+# Do the within-reader within-modality limits of agreement analysis
+result_laWRWM <- laWRWM(df)
+
+
+# Test #########################################################################
+
+saveData <- FALSE
+fileName <-"test_limitsOfAgreement_splitPlot.rda"
+
+if(saveData){
+  #  Save the result to a file for future comparisons
+  target_laWRBM <- result_laWRBM
+  target_laBRBM <- result_laBRBM
+  target_laBRWM <- result_laBRWM
+  target_laWRWM <- result_laWRWM
+  
+  save(target_laWRBM, target_laBRBM, target_laBRWM, target_laWRWM,
+       file = file.path("tests", "testthat", fileName))
+  
+}else{
+  
+  # Recover the expected results
+  if (!file.exists(fileName)) {
+    fileName <- file.path("tests", "testthat", fileName)
+  }
+  load(fileName)  
+  
+}
+
+# laWRBM output #####################
+
+test_that(
+  "laWRBM output does not change", {
+    expect_equal(target_laWRBM, result_laWRBM, tolerance = 1e-6)
+  }
+)
+
+# laBRBM output #####################
+
+test_that(
+  "laBRBM output does not change", {
+    expect_equal(target_laBRBM, result_laBRBM, tolerance = 1e-6)
+  }
+)
+
+# laBRWM output #####################
+
+test_that(
+  "laBRWM output does not change", {
+    expect_equal(target_laBRWM, result_laBRWM, tolerance = 1e-6)
+  }
+)
+
+# laWRWM output #####################
+
+test_that(
+  "laWRWM output does not change", {
+    expect_equal(target_laWRWM, result_laWRWM, tolerance = 1e-6)
+  }
+)
+
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