A Randomised Block Design Experiment Produced the Following Data A Test to Determine Whether the Treatment Means Differ

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Essay

A randomised block design experiment produced the following data. $$\begin{array} { | c | c | c | c | } \hline & & { \text { Treatment } } \\\hline \text { Block } & 1 & 2 & 3 \\\hline 1 & 8 & 17 & 5 \\\hline 2 & 5 & 10 & 12 \\\hline 3 & 9 & 14 & 13 \\\hline 4 & 12 & 11 & 13 \\\hline 5 & 12 & 14 & 16 \\\hline\end{array}$$ a. Test to determine whether the treatment means differ. (Use $\alpha$ = 0.05)
b. Test to determine whether the block means differ. (Use $\alpha$ = 0.05)

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