Explain the Randomized Block Design
-A farmer wishes to test the effects of a new fertilizer on her corn yield. She has four equal-sized plots of land-- one with sandy soil, one with rocky soil, one with clay-rich soil, and one with average soil. She divides each of the four plots into three equal-sized portions and randomly labels them A, B, and C. The four A portions of land are treated with her old fertilizer. The four B portions are treated with the new fertilizer, and the four C s are treated with no fertilizer. At harvest time, the corn yield is recorded for each section of land. What is the response variable in this experiment
A) the corn yield recorded for each section of land
B) the type of fertilizer (old, new, or none)
C) the section of land (A, B, or C)
D) the four types of soil

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The response variable in an experiment is the outcome or variable that is measured to assess the effects of the treatment. In this case, the corn yield recorded for each section of land is the outcome that is being measured to determine the effects of the different fertilizers and soil types, making it the response variable.