Go back to the original experiment in (1) where we are only interested in variety, not fertilizer. The agronomist realized that he wanted his results to apply over a range of soil conditions. So, he decided to conduct the experiment on 4 different locations (subdivisions) in a field so that the elevation and type of soil vary. He planted each variety on one plot within each subdivision of the field. Again, the yields in pounds per acre were recorded for each plot. (a) What is the response in the study?
(b) What is the factor in the study? What are the factor levels?
(c) What are the treatments? What are the blocks, if any?
(d) What are the experimental units in the study? How many are there in total?
(e) What is the name of the design of this experiment? (Single factor, two-factor, block)
(f) Outline the design of the experiment.