21. The analysis of variance is very sensitive to the assumption of statistical independence of the observations and treatments.

14. (5 pts). How many replicates did Laura run?

5. (5 pts). The number of replicates in this experiment is:

3. (2 pts). What is the mean square for factor A?

8. (3 pts). Suppose that the appropriate 0.05 critical value of the F-statistic is 2.76. Does the test statistic computed in the ANOVA table indicate that there is a statistically significant difference (using

23. There is no effective way to check the validity of the assumption of normality of the observations in a designed experiment.

4. (5 pts). Factor A has how many levels?

12. (5 pts). Do you think that blocking was a good decision in designing this experiment?

2. (5 pts). How many degrees of freedom are associated with factor A?

(2 points) a.   Provide an example of a K-selected species b.   Provide an example of an r-selected species. c. What type of species are most likely to become PESTS: K-selected or r-selected species?  Offer at least TWO distinct justifications for your answer.