ST 524
NCSU - Fall 2008
Due: 12/08/08
Question 2 Refers To Experiment 1 Only.
Description
1. Objective
2. Response Variable
3. Indicate What Are The Different Experimental Units,
a. Main-Unit
b. Sub-Unit
c. Sub-Sub Unit:
4. How Is A Block Defined?
5. What Are The Factors And Their Type: Random Fixed,
Counting
6. Number Of Blocks
7. Total Number Of Main-Units
8. Total Number Of Sub-Units
9. Total Number Of Sub-Sub-Units
10. How Many Main-Unit Within Each Block
11. How Many Sub-Units Within Each Main-Unit
12. How Many Sub-Sub-Units Within Each Sub-Unit
Statistical Analysis
13. Linear Model
14. Present The ANOVA Table, Sources Of Variation, Df, Ms If Possible,
15. Sub-Sub-Plot Factor And Interactions Was Analyzed As A Randomized
Complete Block Design. Indicate The Number Of Blocks That Should Be
Considered.
16. Compare Your ANOVA Table With Table 2. Experiment 1. If Any
Discrepancies, Explain Them.
17. Describe An Alternative Plan Of Statistical Analysis For The Described Model.
Effect of Plant Species and Environmental Conditions on Epiphytic Population Sizes of Pseudomonas syringae and
other Bacteria. R. D. O’Brien and S. E. Lindow. 1989. the American Phytopathological Society. V. 79, No. 5, 1989,