Chapter 4.2, Problem 51E

(a)

To determine

To list the factors in this experiment and state how many levels each factor has.

Answer to Problem 51E

The factors: what information is offered and what information is offering to send a copy of results.

Explanation of Solution

It is a study of the experiment of the telephone surveys whether the people respond to it or not. The various factors in this experiment are: what information is offered and what information is offering to send a copy of results. The level of the factor is identified by how much the people responded to the survey and the factors mentioned: what information is offered and what information is offering to send a copy of results shows the level of information we can offer.

(b)

To determine

To find out how many treatments were included in the experiment if the researchers used every possible combination.

Answer to Problem 51E

The treatments: people giving only names, people identifying the university only and people giving both names and identifying the university they are representing.

Explanation of Solution

It is a study of the experiment of the telephone surveys whether the people respond to it or not. The various treatments in this experiment are: people giving only names, people identifying the university only and people giving both names and identifying the university they are representing. These are the treatments if the researchers used every possible combination in the study.

(c)

To determine

To list two of the treatments.

Answer to Problem 51E

The treatments: people giving only names, people identifying the university only.

Explanation of Solution

It is a study of the experiment of the telephone surveys whether the people respond to it or not. The two treatments in this experiment are: people giving only names, people identifying the university only. As the treatments are the experiments we tend to offer on the objects in the study.