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Course Notes - Department of Mathematics and Statistics

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NOTES• We need to give two parts to the conclusion as there are tw<strong>of</strong>actors.• S<strong>of</strong>tware gives the reduced ANOVA table.• Can calculate C.I.s using the MSE as the pooled variance as before.POTENTIAL PROBLEM• If just one data value is lost in a two-factor design, the analysisbreaks down.- Regression methods must be used.9.4.1 Block DesignsPURPOSE OF BLOCK DESIGNSUsed to control the r<strong>and</strong>om variation in experimental units.Results in:• A smaller value for the residual effect.• More precise confidence intervals.WEIGHT LOSS STUDYTwelve overweight men are used in a study to test three treatmentsfor weight reduction. The men are r<strong>and</strong>omly assigned to each treatment.Weight reductions in kilograms after two months are recorded.A B C4.3 4.3 5.03.7 4.0 4.33.0 2.7 4.32.3 2.3 3.6183

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