SST 412 CAT 2-OUTLINE

Question 1
a) Statistical model and expected mean squares for treatment and expected
mean squares for error
b) Expectation of difference of two treatment estimators; variance of
difference of two treatment estimators; t-test

Question 2
a) Completing ANOVA table
b) and c) performing ANOVA tests

SST412 –EXAM OUTLINE

Question 1
a) Issues of concern in the ‘Design and Analysis of Experiments’

b) Explain the role of some concepts in design of experiment:

c) Distinguish between ‘some types of models in Design and Analysis of Experiments

d) Given for some design you will be required to

i) Compute: sum of squares for the component e.g. Total sum of squares ;
Treatment sum of squares; etc
ii) Prepare Analysis of Variance(ANOVA) table and test hypotheses

e) Explain under what two(2) conditions a certain design is preferred to a corresponding

design

Question 2
a) Estimation of a missing treatment for some given design
b) Estimate the missing observation in the design in part a), set up ANOVA table and nce
make appropriate conclusions

Question 3
a) and b) BIB design

b) Construct ion of a Balanced Incomplete Block(BIB)

design using (pair-wise orthogonal Latin Squares.

Question 4.

a) A statistical model for some given design.; expressions for and

b) Using the model in part a) above ; : Expectation and variance of difference of

estimator; t-test
Question 5.

a) Factorial experiment; a treatment contrast; orthogonal treatment contrasts

b) a factorial design

c) Number of orthogonal Latin squares to be formed from a Latin square of some type.