Tutorial 8 - With Solution
Tutorial 8 - With Solution
1.
UTP wishes to compare four programs for training staff to perform a certain task. Twenty new
staffs are randomly selected to the training programs, with 5 in each program. At the end of the
training, a test is conducted to see how quickly trainees can perform the task. The number of
times the task is performed per minute is recorded for each trainee and the results as in table
below:
Program
Time in minutes
Program 1
Program 2
Program 3
9, 8, 7, 8, 11
Program 4
10, 6, 9, 9, 10
ii.
ANOVA
Source of
Variation
Between Groups
Within Groups
SS
54.95
41.6
Total
96.55
df
MS
F
P-value
3 18.31667 7.044872 0.003113
16
2.6
19
Since F > f0.05, 3, 16 = 3.24, so the differences between groups are significance at
2.
A farmer wants to determine which type of fertilizer is best for growing mango trees in his
orchard. He chooses three types of fertilizers, F1, F2 and F3 and treats two mango trees to each
tree is recorded in table below:
Fertilizer
Number of mangoes
from each tree
F1
32, 40
F2
43, 42
F3
20, 10
SS
826.3333
82.5
Total
908.8333
df
MS
F
2 413.1667 15.02424
3
27.5
P-value
0.02735
ii. Since F > f0.05, 2, 3 = 9.55, so the differences between groups are significance at 05.
3.
Position
High
565
1080
583
1043
570
1063
521
1004
547
1026
528
988
Position, P
+
+
Temp. T
+
+
PxT
+
+
Total
1718
1596
3186
3018
ii.
Effect P =
Effect T =
Effect PXT=
iii.
SS for position=
SS for temp.=
SS for PxT =
SS for Total =
ANOVA
Source of
Variation
Sample, position
Columns temp.
Interaction
Error
Total
SS
7008.333
696008.3
176.3333
1948.667
705141.7
df
1
1
1
8
11
MS
7008.33
696008.3
176.333
243.583
F
28.77
2857.37
0.724
Since F for position and temperature are very large, so the differences between position and the
differences between temperature are significance at = 0.05.
4.
A two factor experimental design was conducted to investigate the lifetime of a component
being manufactured. The two factors are A (design) and B (cost of material). Two levels ((+) and
(-)) of each factor are considered. Three components are manufactured with each combination
of design and material, and the total lifetime measured (in hours) is as shown in table below
Treatment
Combination
(1)
a
b
ab
i.
ii.
iii.
iv.
Design
A
Material
B
AB
Total lifetime of 3
components
(in hours)
+
+
+
+
+
+
122
60
120
118
Perform a two way analysis of variance to estimate the effects of design and material
expense on the component life time if the sum squares of total are 1050.
Based on your results in part (a), what conclusions can you draw from the factorial
experiment?
Indicate which effects are significant to the lifetime of a component.
Write the least square fitted model using only the significant sources.
Solution:
i.
ANOVA
Source of
Variation
Design, D
Material, M
Interaction, D X M
Error
Total
SS
341.333
261.333
300
147.334
1050
df
1
1
1
8
11
MS
341.33
261.33
300.00
18.42
F
18.53
14.19
16.29
Since F for design, material and their interaction are very large, so the differences between
design, material and their interaction are significance at = 0.05.
5.
An experiment involves a storage battery used in the launching mechanism of a shoulderfired ground-to-air missile. Two material types can be used to make the battery plates. The
objective is to design a battery that is relatively unaffected by the ambient temperature. The
output response from the battery is effective life in hours. Two temperature levels are selected,
and a factorial experiment with four replicates is run. The data are as follows:
Temperature (F)
Material
1
Low
High
130 155 20 70
74 180 82 58
Treat:
(I)
m
t
mt
Material,
M
+
+
Temp. T
+
+
PxT
+
+
Total
539
576
230
342
ii.
Effect, material, M =
Effect, temp., T =
Effect, M X T =
iii.
SS for material= 1/16[ m + mt - (I) t ]2 = 1387.5625
SS for temp.= 1/16[t + mt (I) p]2 = 18428.0625
SS for MxT = 1/16[(I) + mt m t]2 = 351.5625
1302 + 1552 + +602 - (539+..+342)2/16
SS for Total = 31639.9375
ANOVA
Source of
Variation
Material, M
Temperature, T
Interaction, M x T
Error
Total
SS
1387.5625
18428.0625
351.5625
11472.75
31639.9375
df
1
1
1
12
15
MS
1387.563
18428.06
351.5625
956.0625
F
1.45
19.27
0.37
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