The Theory of Confounding
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The Theory of Confounding is a foundational chapter in R.A. Fisher’s work on experimental design that explains how to manage and interpret the mixing of treatment effects with nuisance factors in statistical experiments.
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| instanceOf |
book chapter
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scientific text ⓘ work on experimental design ⓘ |
| addresses |
design of experiments with limited plot size
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trade-off between estimability of effects and block size ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
clarify interpretation of confounded treatment comparisons
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provide rules for constructing confounded designs ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Fisherian experimental design
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factorial treatment structure ⓘ randomized block designs ⓘ |
| author | Ronald Aylmer Fisher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describes |
aliasing of effects
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complete confounding ⓘ confounding of treatment effects with block effects ⓘ design of factorial experiments in blocks ⓘ partial confounding ⓘ |
| explains |
conditions under which effects become indistinguishable
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how to interpret mixed or aliased effects ⓘ how to separate treatment effects from nuisance factors ⓘ structure of confounded factorial designs ⓘ use of blocking to manage variability ⓘ |
| field |
agricultural statistics
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experimental design ⓘ statistics ⓘ |
| hasAuthorAbbreviation | R. A. Fisher NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConceptualPredecessor | blocking ⓘ |
| hasConceptualSuccessor | fractional factorial designs ⓘ |
| influenced |
agricultural field trial design
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analysis of variance methodology ⓘ industrial experimentation practices ⓘ modern experimental design theory ⓘ |
| keyConcept |
alias structure in factorial designs
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blocking of higher-order interactions ⓘ resolution of designs ⓘ systematic arrangement of treatments in blocks ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
confounding
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error control ⓘ factorial experiments ⓘ nuisance factors ⓘ treatment effects ⓘ |
| partOf | The Design of Experiments NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
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