Data from a Randomized Block Design Are Shown in the Following

question 9

Multiple Choice

Data from a randomized block design are shown in the following table. $\begin{array}{c}\quad\quad\quad\text { Treatment Levels }\\\begin{array}{l}\\\text {Block 1}\\\text {Block 2}\\\text {Block3}\end{array}\begin{array}{l}1 \\8 \\6 \\7 \end{array}\begin{array}{l}2 \\5 \\6 \\8 \end{array}\begin{array}{c}3 \\10 \\9 \\8 \end{array}\begin{array}{r}4\\7\\5\\9\end{array}\end{array}$

With $\alpha$ = 0.05, the observed F value for the blocking effects null hypothesis is__.

• A)0.37
• B)5.14
• C)1.17
• D)2.33
• E)2.00

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