Module 7

Blocking and Confounding

in

2k Designs

Learning Outcomes

After successfully completing the Module 6 in Blocking and Confounding in 2K Design, students will be able to

  1. Explain Blocking and Confounding in 2k Factorial Design
  2. Replicate the Design with Blocking and Confounding
  3. Confound and Block Using -1/+1 Coding System in 2k design
    1. One Effect with Two Blocks (21)
    2. Two Effects with Four Blocks (22)
    3. Three Effects with Eight Blocks (23)
  4. Confound and Block Using 0/1 Coding System in 2k design
    1. One Effect with Two Blocks (21)
    2. Two Effects with Four Blocks (22)
    3. Three Effects with Eight Blocks (23)
  5. Choose Appropriate Effects for Blocking and Confounding, and Find their Generalized Interactions for 2p Blocks
  6. Explain Complete vs. Partial Confounding and their Applications