Stat 565 Experimental Design: Theory and Methods

A theoretical and applied treatment of experimental design; analysis of variance, fixed effect models, random effects models, checking model adequacy; block designs, Latin squares, related designs; incomplete designs; factorial designs, confounding two-level designs, split-plot designs; fractional factorial designs; nested designs; relation to regression analysis; analysis of covariance. All sections will illustrate real world applications with computer usage. This is the first course in a sequence of two: Stat 565 and Stat 566.