If an Experiment Has 5 Factors and No Replicates for a 2-Level

question 44

Multiple Choice

If an experiment has 5 factors and no replicates for a 2-level Experimental Design with 16 experimental runs which statement(s) are correct? (Note: There are 3 correct answers) .

• A) The Main Effects for the 5 factors are not aliased or confounded but the 2-way interactions are confounded with the 3-way interactions
• B) The Main Effects are confounded with only 4-way interactions
• C) The Experimental Design is half-fractional
• D) The experiment has 8 experimental runs with the first factor at the high level
• E) The experiment has only 4 experimental runs with the 5th factor at the high level

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Definitions:

General Adaptation Syndrome

A three-stage response (alarm, resistance, exhaustion) that the body goes through when exposed to prolonged stress, according to Hans Selye.

Resistance Stage

The second phase of the general adaptation syndrome, where the body adapts to a stressor with increased resistance, but at a high cost to physical and mental resources.

General Adaptation Syndrome

A three-stage response (alarm, resistance, exhaustion) that the body goes through when exposed to prolonged stress, described by Hans Selye.

Alarm Phase

The initial reaction of the body's stress response, involving the activation of the sympathetic nervous system.