VEL TECH MULTI TECH DR RANGARAJAN DR SAKUNTHALA

ENGINEERING COLLEGE
(An Autonomous Institution)

191MA303 – PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS

UNIT-V DESIGN OF EXPERIMENTS
QUESTION BANK

S.N CO CL
QUESTIONS
o level Level
PART-A(1-Marks)
Analysis of variance is a statistical method of comparing the of several CO5.1 CL1
1 populations
a)Means b)Variances c)Standard Deviations d) None of the above
 The sum of squares measures the variability of the observed values around CO5.2 CL1
2 their respective treatment means
a)Error b)Total c)Treatment d) Interaction

Which of the following is an assumption of one-way ANOVA comparing CO5.2 CL2

samples from three or more experimental treatments?
a)The samples associated with each population are randomly selected and
are independent from all other samples
3 b)The response variable within each of the k populations have equal
variances
c)All the response variables within the k populations follow a normal
distributions
d) All of the above

When the k population means are truly different from each other, it is likely CO5.3 CL2
that the average error deviation
a) is relatively small compared to the average treatment deviations
4 b)is about equal to the average treatment deviation
c)is relatively large compared to the average treatment deviations
d) none of the above

In a study, subjects are randomly assigned to one of three groups: control, CO5.4 CL2
experimental A, or experimental B. After treatment, the mean scores for the
three groups are compared. The appropriate statistical test for comparing
5 these means is
a) the analysis of variance b) the correlation coefficient
c)chi Square d) the t-Test

When conducting an ANOVA, F DATA will always fall within what range? CO5.2 CL2
6 a) between 0 and infinity b)between 0 and 1
c)between negative infinity and infinity d) between 1 and infinity

The sum of squares measures the variability of the sample treatment means CO5.1 CL1
7 around the overall mean
a) error b)interaction c)total d) treatment

If the true means of the k populations are equal, then MSTR/MSE should CO5.2 CL1
8 be
a) close to 1.00 b) close to -1.00
 c) a negative value between 0 and – 1 d) more than 1.00

To determine whether the test statistic of ANOVA is statistically CO5.1 CL2

significant, it can be compared to a critical value. What two pieces of
information are needed to determine the critical value?
9 a) MSTR, MSE
b) mean, sample standard deviation
c) expected frequency, obtained frequency
d) sample size, number of groups

The error deviations within the SSE statistic measure distances CO5.2 CL1
10 a) between groups b)within groups c)both (a) and (b) d) none of the above

As variability due to chance decreases, the value of F will CO5.1 CL1

11 a) decrease b) stay the Same
c) increase d) can’t tell from the given information
12 In one-way ANOVA, which of the following is used within the F-ratio as a CO5.2 CL1
measurement of the variance of individual observations
a) SSE b)MSE c)MSTR d) none of the above
13 You obtained a significant test statistic when comparing three treatments in CO5.2 CL2
a one-way ANOVA. In words, how would you interpret the alternative
hypothesis H1
a) At least two treatments are different from each other in terms of their
effect on the mean response
b)Exactly two of the three treatments have the same effect on the mean
response
c)All three treatments have different effects on the mean response
d) None of the above
14 The simplest type of the basic designs. CO5.4 CL2
a) CRD b) RCBD c) ANOCOVA d) BCR
15 A design in which the treatments are assigned to the experimental unit CO5.4 CL1
completely at random
a) ANOCOVA b) RCBD c) CRD d) BCR
16 CRD gives accurate information if all the experimental units present in the CO5.4 CL1
experiment are
a) heterogeneous b) homogeneous c) not clear d) clear
17 CRD is very simple. CO5.4 CL1
a) But not easily laid out b) And easily laid out
c) But gives biased result d) And unbiased
18 CRD provides maximum number of degree of freedom for the CO5.4 CL2
a) sum of squares b) error sum of squares.
c)experiment d) calculations.
19 Error sum of squares in RBD as compared to CRD using the same material CO5.4 CL2
is
a) not-comparable b) equal c) less d) more
20 The degrees of freedom for F-ratio in a 6 x 6 Latin Square Design is CO5.6 CL2
a) (6, 20) b) (6, 15) c) (5, 20) d) (5, 15)
21 Which do you randomize first when setting up a Latin Square Experiment? CO5.6 CL1
a)column b)row c)block d)treatments
22 In a Latin Square Design, how many rows would you have in an experiment CO5.6 CL2
with 6 treatments
a) 6 b) 5 c) 3 d) 2

23 In case of LSD, each row and each column should be a complete CO5.6 CL1
a) column b) block c) row d) design
24 In LSD the number of treatment, rows and columns are CO5.6 CL1
a) seldom equal b) usually equal c) equal d) unequal
25 A Latin Square Design is a _____restriction design CO5.6 CL1
a) none of these b) two c) one d) three
26 In a k*k Latin Square Design, the error d.f in ANOVA is CO5.6 CL2
a) (k2-2) b) (k2 –k-2) c) k(k-1)(k-2) d) (k-1)(k-2)
27 If FC < FT , then the H0 is CO5.5 CL2
a)accepted b)rejected c)level of significant d)two tailed
28 When analysis of variance is performed on samples drawn from K CO5.3 CL2
populations, the mean square between treatment is divided by
a) K-1 b)K2-1 c) K(K-1) d)none of these
29 Analysis of variance is a statistical method of comparing the of several CO5.1 CL1
populations
a)means b)variances c)standard deviations d) none of the above

30 The sum of squares measures the variability of the observed values around CO5.2 CL1
their respective treatment means
a)error b)total c)treatment d) interaction

PART-B(4-Marks)
1. Describe the basic principles in the design experiments and uses of analysis CO5.1 CL2
of variance
2. State the identity for sum of squares for one –way and two- way analysis of CO5.2 CL2
variance
3 The following data are per hectare yield for three varieties of wheat, each CO5.2 CL3
grown in four plots. Using one way ANOVA table test whether there is a
significant difference between the average yield in the three varieties of
wheat
Plots of Variety of wheat
Land A B C
1 6 5 5
2 7 5 4
3 3 3 3
4 8 7 4

4 Describe the procedure for Completely Randomized Design CO5.1 CL2

5 Describe the steps in constructing Latin Square Design CO5.6 CL2
6 The following table shows the ten plots and three treatments gave the CO5.2 CL3
following results

Plote No.: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Treatment A B C A C C A B A B

Yield 5 4 3 7 5 1 3 4 1 7

Analysis the result for treatment effects.

7 Describe two ways ANOVA. CO5.3 CL2

8 Write the ANOVA table for Randomized Block Design. CO5.5 CL2
9 In order to determine whether there is significant difference in the durability CO5.2 CL3
of 3 makes of computers, samples of size 5 are selected from each make and
the frequency of repair during the first year of purchase is observed. The
results are as follows.
Makes
I II III
5 8 7
6 10 3
8 11 5
9 12 4
7 4 1
In view of the above data, what conclusion can you draw?
10 Write down the ANOVA table for Latin Square Design. CO5.6 CL2
11 Three variables A, B, C of a crop are tested in a Randomized Block Design CO5.5 CL3
with four replications. The plot yields in pounds are as follows.
A6 C5 A8 B9
C8 A4 B6 C9
B 7 B 6 C 10 A 6
Analysis the experimental yield and your conclusion
12 Describe the procedure for Completely Randomized Design. CO5.5 CL2
PART-C(12-Marks)
1 Four varieties A,B,C,D of a fertilizer are tested in a RBD with four CO5.5 CL4
replication. The plot yield in pound is as follows.

A12 D20 C16 B10

D18 A14 B11 C14

B12 C15 D19 A13

C16 B11 A15 D20

Analysis the experimental yield.

2 Three varieties A,B,C of a crop are tested in a Randomized Block Design CO5.5 CL4
with four replications. The plot yield in pounds is as follows.
A6 C5 A8 B9
C8 A4 B6 C9
B7 B6 C10 A6
Analysis the experimental yield and stat your conclusion.
3 The yield of four stains of a particular variety of wheat was planted in five CO5.5 CL4
Randomized Blocks in K.gs per plot is given below.

Blocks
1 2 3 4 5
A 32 34 34 35 36
B 33 33 36 37 34
Strains
C 30 35 35 32 35
D 29 22 30 28 28
 Test for difference between blocks and difference between strains.
4 Analysis the following results of a Latin Square experiments CO5.6 CL4
1 2 3 4
1 A(12) D(20) C(16) B(10)
2 D(18) A(14) B(11) C(14)
3 B(12) C(15) D(19) A(13)
4 C(16) B(11) A(15) D(20)
The letters A,B,C,D denote the treatments and the figures in brackets denote
the observations.
5 In a Latin square experiment given below are the yields in quintals per acre CO5.6 CL3
on the paddy crop carried out for testing the effect of five fertilizers
A,B,C,D,E. Analyze the date for variations.
B25 A18 E27 D30 C27
A19 D31 C29 E26 B23
C28 B22 D33 A18 E27
E28 C26 A20 B25 D33
D32 E25 B23 C28 A20

6 Five doctors each test five treatments for a certain disease and observe the CO5.3 CL4
number of days each patient takes to recover. Discuss the difference
between i)the Doctors ii) the treatment
(LOS at 5% )

Treatments
Doctors
1 2 3 4 5

1 10 14 23 18 20

2 11 15 24 17 21

3 9 12 20 16 19

4 8 13 17 17 20

5 12 15 19 15 22
7 To study the performance of three detergents and three different water CO5.3 CL4
temperature, the following ‘whiteness’ readings were obtained with designed
equipment.
Detergent
Water temp. A B C
Cold water 57 55 67
Warm water 49 52 68
Hot water 54 46 58
Perform a two way analysis of variance, using 5% level of significant
8 HDFC bank had four sales representatives, each of which was sent for a CO5.3 CL4
week into three types of area. Central government office C, Primitive
companies P, Multinational Company M. Their taking in rupees/ week is
given below.
Types of area Sales representatives
A B C D
C 30 70 30 30
P 80 50 40 70
M 100 60 80 80
Discuss the difference between a) sales representative b) areas.
9 Five varieties of wheat A, B, C, D and were tried. The gross size of the plot CO5.6 CL4
was 18ft x 22ft, the net plot being 14ft x 18ft. Thus, the whole experiment
occupied an area 90ft x 110ft. The plan, the varieties shown in each plot and
yields obtained in Kg are given in the following table.
B 90 E 80 C 134 A 112 D 92
E 85 D 84 B 70 C 141 A 82
C 110 A 90 D 87 B 84 E 69
A 81 C 125 E 85 D 76 B 72
D 82 B 60 A 94 E 85 C 88

Carry out an analysis of variance, what inference can you draw from the data
given
10 The following table gives sales (in thousand rupees) of a certain firm in CO5.3 CL4
three states by its four salesmen.
Salesmen
States I II III IV

A 6 5 3 8

B 8 9 6 5

C 10 7 8 7
Setup the analysis of variance table and test whether there is any significant
difference (i) between sales by the firm salesmen and (ii) between sales in
the tree states.