Course

WIAS / PE&RC Course Design of Experiments

Organised by Wageningen Institute of Animal Sciences (WIAS), Production Ecology and Resource Conservation (PE&RC)
Date

Wed 25 May 2016 until Fri 27 May 2016

Design of Experiments 25 - 27 May

Provisional Program

Day 1

09.00-10.30 Session 1: Introduction Statistics and Design; Basic analysis: t-tests and  ANOVA; Basic design: three R’s & terminology

10.30-10.45 Coffee / Tea

10.45-12.30 Session 2: R1: replication: power and sample size

12.30-13.30 Lunch

13.30-15.15 Session 3: Power and sample size (cont)

15.15-15.30 Coffee / Tea

15.30-17.00 Session 4: R2: Randomization

Day 2

09.00-10.30 Session 5: R3: Reducing noise factors: blocking and covariates; ANCOVA

10.30-10.45 Coffee / Tea

10.45-12.30 Session 6: Special designs: CRD, RCBD, BIBD

12.30-13.30 Lunch

13.30-15.15 Session 7: Special designs: split-plot design; mixed models

15.15-15.30 Coffee / Tea

15.30-17.00 Session 8: Special designs: Latin-squares, repeated measures situation, cross-over design; alpha design


Day 3

09.00-10.30 Session 9: Apply to own case (groups of 4)

10.30-10.45 Coffee / Tea

10.45-12.30 Session 10: Apply to and discuss own case (groups of 4); presentation 6x15 min

Fee

For WIAS PhD students with an approved TSP € 125 (WIAS pays 50% of the fee) / For PE&RC PhD students € 125 (PE&RC pays 50% of the fee)

All others pay   € 250

Location: in Wageningen (exact location to be announced later)