Question

Several employees have submitted different methods of assembling a subassembly. Sample data for each method are: Minutes Required for Assembly Sample Number Lind's Method Szabo's Method Carl's Method Manley's Method 1 16.6 22.4 31.4 18.4 2 17.0 21.5 33.4 19.6 3 16.9 22.6 30.1 17.6 How many treatments are there?

Answer 1

There are 4 treatments in this scenario, corresponding to the 4 different methods of assembling a subassembly.

Step-by-step explanation:

Treatment refers to a different method or condition being tested in an experiment. In this case, the different methods of assembling a subassembly can be considered as treatments. Therefore, the number of treatments in this scenario is 4, which corresponds to the 4 different methods submitted by the employees.

Answer 2

There are 4 treatments

Step-by-step explanation:

In this study, there are four treatments. Each sample from 1 to 3 was subjected to each treatments which in this case are the methods; Lind's Method, Szabo's Method, Carl's Method and Manley's Method.

Thus, the methods in this study are the treatments the samples are subjected to.