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MANE 6313

Week 5, Module E

Student Learning Outcome

Analyze simple comparative experiments and experiments with a single factor.

Module Learning Outcome

Explain miscellaneous topics associated with designs with blocking variables.

Resources for the Week 5, Module E micro-lecture are:


Greek Letters

greek letters

Taken from Lamport (1994). LaTeX: A Document Preparation System, 2nd edition. Addison-Wesley


Blocking Designs Improve Sensitivity of Tests

improve sensitivity

improve sensitivity


Balanced Incomplete Block Design

  • We will not cover in this class

  • Occurs when the block size is less than the treatment size

  • Is balanced in that any pair of treatments occur together the same number times as any other pair of observations.


Importance of ANOVA

  • What analysis technique was used for the RBCD, Latin Squares and Graeco-Latin Squares design?

  • Must master this technique (if you have not)


Model Adequacy Checking

  • Very important topic
  • Should be performed for every model
  • Residual analysis is the same as the one-way ANOVA (Minitab Demo)