Laboratory 5: Randomized Complete Block Design

I. OBJECTIVES

1. To solve the randomized complete block design hypothesis tests in

Microsoft Excel.

2. To learn how to analyze problems and how to interpret the results.

II. DISCUSSION
If the variation due to heterogeneity in experimental units is so large that the
sensitivity with which treatment differences are detected is reduced due to an
inflated value of s2, a better plan might be to “block offff” variation due to these
units and thus reduce the extraneous variation to that accounted for by smaller or
more homogeneous blocks. For example, suppose that in the previous catalyst I
llustration it is known a priori that there definitely is a significant day-to-day effect
on the yield and that we can measure the yield for four catalysts on a given day.
Rather than assign the four catalysts to the 20 test runs completely at random,
we choose, say, five days and run each of the four catalysts on each day,
randomly assigning the catalysts to the runs within days. In this way, the day-to-
day variation is removed from the analysis, and consequently the experimental
error, which still includes any time trend within days, more accurately represents
chance variation. Each day is referred to as a block. The most straightforward of
the randomized block designs is one in which we randomly assign each
treatment once to every block. Such an experimental layout is called
a randomized complete block (RCB) design, each block constituting a single
replication of the treatments.
 
III. SOFTWARE NEEDED

DESCRIPTION QUANTITY
Microsoft Excel 1

IV. PROCEDURE

1. Run the Microsoft Excel.

2. Input the data in the worksheet.
3. Click Data and choose Data Analysis
 4. Click ANOVA: Two Factor Without Replication and choose the range then
click OK
5. Put all your answers after every each problems

V. PROBLEMS
1. An experiment is conducted in which 4 treatments are to be compared in 5
blocks. The data are given below.

Assuming a random effects model, test the hypothesis, at the 0.05 level of
significance,that there is no difference between treatment means.

2. The following data show the effect of 4 operators, chosen randomly, on the
output of a particular machine.

Perform a random effects analysis of variance at the 0.05 level of significance.

3. Five “pours” of metals have had 5 core samples each analyzed for the
amount of a trace element. The data for the 5 randomly selected pours are as
follows:
 Show a complete ANOVA along with an estimate of the within-pour variance.

4. Testing patient blood samples for HIV antibodies, a spectrophotometer

determines the optical density of each sample. Optical density is measured as
the absorbance of light at a particular wavelength. The blood sample is positive
if it exceeds a certain cutoff value that is determined by the control samples for
that run. Researchers are interested in comparing the laboratory variability for
the positive control values. The data represent positive control values for 10
different runs at 4 randomly selected laboratories.

Estimate the laboratory variance component and the variance within laboratories.

Submitted by:
Christienne Simone F. De Jesus
D2A
Submitted to:
Engr. Clara Franchesca R. Llanes, CIE, AAE
Course Instructor