Experimental design randomized complete block

The experimental design was a randomized complete block with eleven treatments, two soybean varieties and five blocks (reps). The experiment was conducted six times at two week intervals, starting four weeks after the weeds were planted in the pipes. 

Plant materials Burley tobaccos (Nicotiana tabacum L. cv KY 14 and cv KY 17) were grown at various times in the soil floor of a greenhouse. Recommended cultural and fertilization practices were followed (11). A randomized complete block experimental design... 

The experimental design in all experiments was a randomized complete block with four replications. 

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Since the experimental results, by design of completely randomized blocks, are processed by analysis of variance, experimental results of randomized blocks will be presented as a two-way classification and notation, as introduced in Sect. 1.5. We only introduce the change that the measured values or response are marked by y and factors by X j. Design of completely randomized block structure is given in Table 2.44... 

It should be noted that the number of measurement replications in the matrix of design of completely randomized blocks is marked by K. A distinction should also be made between mean squares for measurement error + experimental error and measurement error. Often this sum of measurement and experimental errors is just called experimental error, and measurement error sampling error. To check significance of the factor effect, the mean square of joint error or experimental error MSCR is used. 

In an experiment designed as completely randomized blocks, the effect of Co% on steel tensile strength was researched. Three vessels for producing alloys were used in experimental procedure. Each measurement of tensile strength was repeated and outcomes are shown in thousands of PSI-a in Table 2.49. 

Although this direct method is more adequate for the given example, because the number of the values that are not available are smaller than the sum of rows and columns, the constant method has also been demonstrated for the case of comparison. It should be noted that both methods are generally used in two-way classification such as designs of completely randomized blocks, Latin squares, factorial experiments, etc. Once the values that are not available are estimated, the averages of individual blocks and factor levels are calculated and calculations by analysis of variance done. The degree of freedom is thereby counted only with respect to the number of experimental values. Results of analysis of variance for this example are... 

At the end of Chapter 2 we presented an experimental design for comparing analytical determinations performed by two chemists on vinegar samples of different origins. The objective of the study was to compare the performances of the analysts, not the variations due to the different manufacturers. The experiments were run in five blocks, each of which contained two samples from the same manufacturer. Thanks to this, we were able to separate the variance due to the different concentrations of acetic acid from that caused by the errors of each analyst, and consequently perform a more sensitive statistical analysis than would have been possible if the assignment of the sample to the analysts had been completely random. 

Most papers did not directly discuss the randomization principle the experiment may have been completely randomized or completely randomized in blocks, but the choice was not clearly stated. There may have been restriction on randomization, but it was unclear whether the experimenters knew this concept. Failure to obey the randomization principle might lead to misinterpretation of the results. When randomization is not practical, a split plot design, which will be discussed in Sections 8.4.1 and 8.4.2, can often be used. 

The strip block design is another type of design which is a bit different from the split plot design. This design has two factors, Factor A with a level and Factor 5 with b level. The levels of Factor A are randomly assigned to the whole plot experimental nnit. Then the B experimental units are formed perpendicular to the A experimental units, and the b levels of Factor B are randomly allocated to the second set of b whole plot units in each of the complete blocks. 

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