Solutions to Practice Problems for Ch 9

1. ANSWER:
51.875
TYPE: FI DIFFICULTY: Moderate
KEYWORDS: randomized block design, sum of squares

2. ANSWER:
16.625
TYPE: FI DIFFICULTY: Moderate
KEYWORDS: randomized block design, sum of squares

3. ANSWER:
9.28125
TYPE: FI DIFFICULTY: Moderate
KEYWORDS: randomized block design, sum of squares

4. ANSWER:
5.5417; 3.0938
TYPE: FI DIFFICULTY: Moderate
KEYWORDS: randomized block design, mean squares

5. ANSWER:
a
TYPE: MC DIFFICULTY: Easy
KEYWORDS: randomized block design, F test for factor, form of hypothesis

6. ANSWER:
3 numerator and 9 denominator degrees of freedom
TYPE: PR DIFFICULTY: Easy
KEYWORDS: randomized block design, F test for factor, degrees of freedom

7. ANSWER:
3.8625
TYPE: PR DIFFICULTY: Easy
KEYWORDS: randomized block design, F test for factor, critical value

8. ANSWER:
1.9206
TYPE: PR DIFFICULTY: Moderate
KEYWORDS: randomized block design, F test for factor, test statistic

9. ANSWER:
0.1968
TYPE: PR DIFFICULTY: Moderate
KEYWORDS: randomized block design, F test for factor, p-value
10. ANSWER:
False
TYPE: TF DIFFICULTY: Easy
KEYWORDS: randomized block design, F test for factor, decision

11. ANSWER:
False
TYPE: TF DIFFICULTY: Moderate
KEYWORDS: randomized block design, F test for factor, conclusion

12. ANSWER:
True
TYPE: TF DIFFICULTY: Easy
KEYWORDS: randomized block design, F test for factor, assumption

13. ANSWER:
True
TYPE: TF DIFFICULTY: Easy
KEYWORDS: randomized block design, F test for factor, assumption

14. ANSWER:
True
TYPE: TF DIFFICULTY: Easy
KEYWORDS: randomized block design, F test for factor, assumption

15. ANSWER:
No, it is not appropriate.
TYPE: PR DIFFICULTY: Moderate
KEYWORDS: randomized block design, Tukey procedure, properties

16. ANSWER:
b
TYPE: MC DIFFICULTY: Easy
KEYWORDS: randomized block design, F test for block effects, form of hypothesis

17. ANSWER:
3 numerator and 9 denominator degrees of freedom
TYPE: PR DIFFICULTY: Easy
KEYWORDS: randomized block design, F test for block effects, degrees of freedom

18. ANSWER:
1.0722
TYPE: PR DIFFICULTY: Moderate
KEYWORDS: randomized block design, F test for block effects, test statistic

19. ANSWER:
3.8625
TYPE: PR DIFFICULTY: Moderate
KEYWORDS: randomized block design, F test for block effects, critical value

20. ANSWER:
0.4085 or greater than 0.05
TYPE: PR DIFFICULTY: Moderate
KEYWORDS: randomized block design, F test for block effects, p-value

21. ANSWER:
False
TYPE: TF DIFFICULTY: Easy
KEYWORDS: randomized block design, F test for block effects, decision

22. ANSWER:
False
TYPE: TF DIFFICULTY: Moderate
KEYWORDS: randomized block design, F test for block effects, conclusion

23. ANSWER:
1.0144
TYPE: PR DIFFICULTY: Moderate
KEYWORDS: randomized block design, F test for block effects, relative efficiency

24. ANSWER:
True
TYPE: TF DIFFICULTY: Moderate
KEYWORDS: randomized block design, F test for block effects, relative efficiency,
interpretation