A randomized block design has 7 blocking levels and 5 treatment levels.Given the level of data, a nonparametric alternative to a randomized block design must be used to analyze the data.The number of degrees of freedom for the appropriate test statistic in this test of the null hypothesis that the treatment populations are equal is ___.
A)35
B)34
C)24
D)6
E)4

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The degrees of freedom for the Friedman test, a nonparametric alternative to a randomized block design, is calculated as the number of treatment levels minus one. Here, it is 5 - 1 = 4.

A Randomized Block Design Has 7 Blocking Levels and 5