In an Experiment the Primary Purpose of Blocking Is to

question 300

Multiple Choice

In an experiment the primary purpose of blocking is to

• A) reduce the between-treatment variation.
• B) reduce bias.
• C) eliminate confounding variables.
• D) eliminate the need for random assignment of treatments.
• E) reduce the within-treatment variation.

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