Deck 12: Experimental Design and Analysis of Variance

Question 1

If sample mean plots look essentially parallel,we can intuitively conclude that there is an interaction between the two factors.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

After rejecting the null hypothesis of equal treatments,a researcher decided to compute a 95 percent confidence interval for the difference between the mean of treatment 1 and mean of treatment 2 based on Tukey's procedure.At α = .05,if the confidence interval includes the value of zero,then we can reject the hypothesis that the two population means are equal.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

The 95 percent individual confidence interval for μ₁ - μ₂ (treatment mean 1 - treatment mean 2)will always be smaller than the Tukey's 95 percent simultaneous confidence interval for μ₁ - μ₂.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

The error sum of squares measures the between-treatment variability.

Question 5

The ANOVA procedure for a two-factor factorial experiment partitions the total sum of squares into three components,SS first factor,SS second factor,and SSE.

Question 6

Experimental data are collected so that the values of the dependent variables are set before the values of the independent variable are observed.

Question 7

Different levels of a factor are called ____________.

A)Treatments
B)Variables
C)Responses
D)Observations

Question 8

In one-way ANOVA,other factors being equal,the further apart the treatment means are from each other,the more likely we are to reject the null hypothesis associated with the ANOVA F test.

Question 9

In one-way ANOVA,the numerator of the F statistic is an estimate of the population variance based on within-treatment variation.

Question 10

The experimentwise α for the 95 percent individual confidence interval for μ₁ - μ₂ (treatment mean 1 - treatment mean 2)will always be smaller than the experimentwise α for Tukey's 95 percent simultaneous confidence interval for μ₁ - μ₂.

Question 11

In one-way ANOVA,as the between-treatment variation decreases,the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis increases.

Question 12

In one-way ANOVA,the numerator degrees of freedom equals the number of samples being compared.

Question 13

In a 2-way ANOVA,treatment is considered to be a combination of a level of factor 1 and a level of factor 2.

Question 14

In one-way ANOVA,a large value of F results when the within-treatment variability is large compared to the between-treatment variability.

Question 15

A one-way analysis of variance is a method that allows us to estimate and compare the effects of several treatments on a response variable.

Question 16

In a completely randomized (one-way)ANOVA,with other things being equal,as the sample means get closer to each other,the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis decreases.

Question 17

If factors being studied cannot be controlled,the data are said to be observational.

Question 18

When using a randomized block design,the interaction effect between the block and treatment factors cannot be separated from the error term.

Question 19

In a 2-way ANOVA,if factor 1 has 'a' levels and factor 2 has 'b' levels,then there are a total of _______ treatments.

A)a + b
B)a × b
C)|a - b|
D)a/b
E)a

Question 20

Interaction exists between two factors if the relationship between the mean response and one factor depends on the other factor.

Question 21

In randomized block ANOVA,the sum of squares for factor 1 equals:

A)SSTO - SS(error)- SS(interaction).
B)SSTO - SS(factor 2)- SSE.
C)SSTO - SS(interaction)- SS(factor 2).
D)SSTO - SS(factor 2).
E)SSTO - SS(error).

Question 22

When computing confidence intervals using Tukey's procedure,for all possible pairwise comparison of means,the experimentwise error rate will be:

A)Equal to α.
B)Less than α.
C)Greater than α.

Question 23

When we compute 100(1 - α)confidence intervals,the value of α is called the

A)Comparisonwise error rate.
B)Tukey simultaneous error rate.
C)Experimentwise error rate.
D)Pairwise error rate.

Question 24

When computing individual confidence intervals using the t statistic,for all possible pairwise comparison of means,the experimentwise error rate will be:

A)Equal to α.
B)Less than α.
C)Greater than α.

Question 25

The advantage of the randomized block design over the completely randomized design is that we are comparing the treatments by using ________ experimental units.

A)Randomly selected
B)The same
C)Different
D)Representative
E)Equally timed

Question 26

___________ simultaneous confidence intervals test all of the pairwise differences between means,respectively,while controlling the overall Type I error.

A)Randomized
B)Tukey's
C)Covariate
D)Interacting

Question 27

A sum of squares that measures the total amount of variability in the observed values of the response variable is referred to as the:

A)Treatment sum of squares.
B)Error sum of squares.
C)Sum of squares within-treatment.
D)Total sum of squares.
E)Interaction sum of squares.

Question 28

The F test for testing the difference between means is equal to the ratio of Mean Square _____________ over Mean Square __________________.

A)Treatment,Error
B)Error,Treatment
C)Treatment,Total
D)Error,Total

Question 29

Which of the following is not an assumption for one-way analysis of variance?

A)The p populations of values of the response variable associated with the treatments have equal variances.
B)The samples of experimental units associated with the treatments are randomly selected.
C)The experimental units associated with the treatments are independent samples.
D)The number of sampled observations must be equal for all p treatments.
E)The distribution of the response variable is normal for all treatments.

Question 30

We have just performed a one-way ANOVA on a given set of data and did not reject the null hypothesis for the ANOVA F test.Assume that we are able to perform a randomized block design ANOVA on the same data.For the randomized block design ANOVA,the null hypothesis for equal treatments will ___________ be rejected.

A)Always
B)Sometimes
C)Never

Question 31

In a completely randomized (one-way)analysis of variance problem with c groups and a total of n observations in all groups,the variance between groups is equal to:

A)(Total sum of squares)- (Sum of squares within columns).
B)(Sum of squares between columns)/(c - 1).
C)(Total sum of squares)- [(Sum of squares within columns)/(n - c)].
D)[(Total sum of squares)/(n - 1)] - [(Sum of squares between columns)/(c - 1)].

Question 32

Which one of the following is not an assumption of one-way analysis of variance?

A)Random selection of samples from each population.
B)Equality of the population variances.
C)Equality of the population means.
D)Samples selected from each treatment population all have normal distributions.

Question 33

___________ refers to applying a treatment to more than one experimental unit.

A)Randomization
B)Balanced experiment
C)One-way ANOVA
D)Replication

Question 34

We have just performed a one-way ANOVA on a given set of data and rejected the null hypothesis for the ANOVA F test.Assume that we are able to perform a randomized block design ANOVA on the same data.For the randomized block design ANOVA,the null hypothesis for equal treatments will __________ be rejected.

A)Always
B)Sometimes
C)Never

Question 35

In a completely randomized ANOVA,other things equal,as the sample means get closer to each other,the probability of rejecting the null hypothesis:

A)Decreases.
B)Increases.
C)Is unaffected.

Question 36

A sum of squares that measures the variability among the sample means is referred to as the:

A)Treatment sum of squares.
B)Error sum of squares.
C)Sum of squares within-treatment.
D)Total sum of squares.
E)Interaction sum of squares.

Question 37

After analyzing a data set using the one-way ANOVA model,the same data are analyzed using the randomized block design ANOVA model.SS (Treatment)in the one-way ANOVA model is _______________ the SS (Treatment)in the randomized block design ANOVA model.

A)Always equal to
B)Always greater than
C)Always less than
D)Sometimes greater than

Question 38

When computing a confidence interval for the difference between two means,the width of the (1 - α)confidence interval based on Tukey's procedure will be __________ the width of the (1 - α)individual confidence interval based on the t statistic.

A)Greater than
B)Less than
C)The same as
D)Sometimes greater than,sometimes less than

Question 39

When using a completely randomized design (one-way analysis of variance),the calculated F statistic will decrease as:

A)The variability among the groups decreases relative to the variability within the groups.
B)The total variability increases.
C)The total variability decreases.
D)The variability among the groups increases relative to the variability within the groups.

Question 40

In one-way ANOVA,the treatment sum of squares equals:

A)SSTO - SS(error)- SS(interaction).
B)SSTO - SS(factor 1)- SSE.
C)SSTO - SS(interaction)- SS(factor 1)- SS(factor 2).
D)SSTO - SS(factor 1)- SS(factor 2).
E)SSTO - SS(error).

Question 41

In a one-way analysis of variance with three treatments,each with five measurements,in which a completely randomized design is used,what is the degrees of freedom for error?

Question 42

A ___________ design,is an experimental design that compares "v" treatments by using "d" blocks,where each block is used exactly once to measure the effect of each treatment.

A)One-way ANOVA
B)Two-way ANOVA
C)Randomized block
D)Balanced complete factorial

Question 43

Consider the one-way ANOVA table.

Question 44

If the total sum of squares in a one-way analysis of variance is 25 and the treatment sum of squares is 17,then what is the error sum of squares?

Question 45

What is the degrees of freedom error for a randomized block design ANOVA test with 4 treatments and 5 blocks?

Question 46

In a ___________________ experimental design,independent random samples of experimental units are assigned to the treatments.

A)One-way ANOVA
B)Two-way ANOVA
C)Randomized block
D)Balanced complete factorial

Question 47

In general,a Tukey simultaneous 100(1 - α)percent confidence interval is _________ than the corresponding individual 100(1 - α)percent confidence interval.

A)Wider
B)Narrower
C)No different
D)Two times more

Question 48

What is the degrees of freedom treatment (between-group variation)of a completely randomized design (one-way)ANOVA test with 4 groups and 15 observations per each group?

Question 49

In performing a one-way ANOVA,the _________ is the between-group variance.

A)MS Error
B)MS Treatment
C)SS Error
D)SS Treatment

Question 50

In a one way ANOVA table,the ___________ the value of MSE,the higher the probability of rejecting the hypothesis that all treatment means are equal.

A)Closer to 1
B)Closer to 0
C)Larger
D)Smaller

Question 51

In performing a one-way ANOVA,_________ measures the variability of the observed values around their respective means by summing the squared differences between each observed value of the response,and its corresponding treatment mean.

A)SS Error
B)SS Treatment
C)SS Total
D)SS Treatment/SS Error

Question 52

Consider the one-way ANOVA table.

Question 53

Consider the one-way ANOVA table.

Question 54

In a one-way analysis of variance with three treatments,each with five measurements,in which a completely randomized design is used,what is the degrees of freedom for treatments?

Question 55

What is the degrees of freedom error (within-group variation)of a completely randomized design (one-way)ANOVA test with 4 groups and 15 observations per each group?

Question 56

The variable of interest in an experiment is referred to as the __________ variable.

A)Categorical
B)Regression
C)Response
D)Factor

Question 57

The dependent variable,the variable of interest in an experiment,is also called the ___________ variable.

A)Categorical
B)Regression
C)Response
D)Factor

Question 58

In one-way ANOVA,the total sum of squares is equal to _______________________.

A)Treatment SS + Error SS
B)Treatment SS - Error SS
C)Treatment SS × Error SS
D)Treatment SS/Error SS

Question 59

The ___________________ units are the entities (objects,people,etc. )to which the treatments are assigned.

A)Variable
B)Block
C)Experimental
D)Random

Question 60

Consider the one-way ANOVA table.

Question 61

Consider the following partial analysis of variance table from a randomized block design with 6 blocks and 4 treatments.

Question 62

Looking at four different diets,a researcher randomly assigned 20 equally overweight women into each of the four diets.What are the degrees of freedom for the treatments?

Question 63

Find a Tukey simultaneous 95 percent confidence interval for μ₁ - μ₂,where

Question 64

Consider the following partial analysis of variance table from a randomized block design with 6 blocks and 4 treatments.

Question 65

Consider the following partial analysis of variance table from a randomized block design with 6 blocks and 4 treatments.

Question 66

Find Tukey's simultaneous 95 percent confidence interval for μ_C - μ_B,where

Question 67

Consider the following calculations for a one-way analysis of variance from a completely randomized design with 20 total observations.The response variable is sales in millions of dollars and four treatment levels represent the four regions that the company serves.
MSE = 101.25

Question 68

Consider the following calculations for a one-way analysis of variance from a completely randomized design with 20 total observations.
MSE = 101.25

Question 69

Looking at four different diets,a researcher randomly assigned 20 equally overweight women into each of the four diets.What are the degrees of freedom total?

Question 70

Consider the following one-way ANOVA table.

Question 71

Consider the following partial analysis of variance table from a randomized block design with 6 blocks and 4 treatments.

Question 72

Consider the following partial analysis of variance table from a randomized block design with 6 blocks and 4 treatments.

Question 73

Looking at four different diets,a researcher randomly assigned 20 equally overweight women into each of the four diets.What are the degrees of freedom for the individual confidence intervals?

Question 74

In a one-way analysis of variance with three treatments,each with five measurements,in which a completely randomized design is used,compute the F statistic where the sum of squares treatment is 17.0493 and the sum of squares error is 8.028.

Question 75

Consider the following calculations for a one-way analysis of variance from a completely randomized design with 20 total observations.
MSE = 101.25

Question 76

Consider the following partial analysis of variance table from a randomized block design with 6 blocks and 4 treatments.

Question 77

Consider the following partial analysis of variance table from a randomized block design with 6 blocks and 4 treatments.

Question 78

Looking at four different diets,a researcher randomly assigned 20 equally overweight women into each of the four diets.What are the degrees of freedom for the error?

Question 79

Consider the following calculations for a one-way analysis of variance from a completely randomized design with 20 total observations.The response variable is sales in millions of dollars,and the four treatment levels represent the four regions that the company serves.
MSE = 101.25

Question 80

Consider the following partial analysis of variance table from a randomized block design with 6 blocks and 4 treatments.