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F-test bias for experimental designs of the Latin square type

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In an earlier paper, a method of analysis, due to Neyman and now known generally as variance component analysis, was used to examineF-test bias for experimental designs in education of the randomized block type. The same method is now applied to studyF-test bias for designs of the Latin square type. The results, in general, disprove the view that, for a valid application of Latin square techniques, it is necessary that all interactions are zero.

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Gourlay, N. F-test bias for experimental designs of the Latin square type. Psychometrika 20, 273–287 (1955). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02289034

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