Introduction to Experimental Design

AP Statistics· difficulty 1/5

In a study comparing two fertilizers on tomato yield, 30 garden plots are randomly assigned to receive one of the two fertilizers.

30 garden plots Random Assignment Fertilizer A (15) Fertilizer B (15) Measure tomato yield

What are the experimental units?

  • A

    The gardener

  • B

    The two fertilizers

  • C

    The 30 garden plots

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  • D

    Tomato yield

Explanation

Experimental units are the entities to which treatments are randomly assigned. Here, the plots receive the treatments.

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