Mathematics 445: Introduction to Experimental Design

· Semester: Fall 2003

· Instructor: T. Spencer III

· Class meeting: Weekly – Mondays 6:00 PM to 9:05 PM in KUPF 204

· Contact information and office hours: Office – 323M, Phone – (973) 642-4496, E-mail – tspencer@adm.njit.edu, Hours - TBA

· Evaluation: Homework 25%, Exam 35%, Final 40%.

� Homework policy: Homework assignments will be assigned one

week before they are due in class. Late homework will not be

accepted.

� Examination Policy: All exams are in class, and closed book.

Use of pocket calculators, statistical tables, and other material if

appropriate, are permitted.

· Syllabus: 1. What is Experimental Design

2. Basic Statistics Review

3. Comparative Experiments

4. Single Factor Experiments: The Analysis of Variance

5. Randomized Blocks, Latin Squares, and Incomplete Block

Designs, etc.

6. Factorial Designs

7. Analysis of Covariance

8. Advanced Topics (if time permits)

· Text: Design and Analysis of Experiments (5^th edition), by Montgomery.