A Randomized Block Design with 4 Treatments and 5 Blocks

question 95

Multiple Choice

A randomized block design with 4 treatments and 5 blocks produced the following sum of squares values: SS(Total) = 1,951,SST = 349,SSE = 188 .The value of SSB must be:

• A)537
• B)1,763
• C)1,414
• D)1,602

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