ST 531

Experimental Design

Section: 601

Course Description

Overview and comparison of observational studies and designed experiments followed by a thorough discussion of design principles. Review of estimation and inference for regression and ANOVA models from an experimental design perspective. Review of design and analysis for completely randomized, randomized complete block, and Latin square designs. Designs and analysis methods for factorial experiments, general blocking structures, incomplete block designs, confounded factorials, split-plot experiments, and fractional factorial designs. Examples used to illustrate application and analysis of these designs.