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MANE 6313

Week 4, Module F

Student Learning Outcome

Analyze simple comparative experiments and experiments with a single factor.

Module Learning Outcome

Interpret multiple comparisons of treatments to a control.


Multiple Comparisons to a Control Group

  • A control group is a group that does not receive a treatment

  • Very common in medical and agricultural experiments

  • The ANOVA must show that the model is statistical significant before applying multiple comparisons

  • The test is called Dunnett's Test


Dunnett's Test - Example Problem

  • Data is given in problem 12.10


Box Plot of Data


Analysis of Variance


Dunnett's Test

R Demonstration

  • Dunnett's procedure for problem 12.10