An experiment was conducted to determine the effects of various pesticides on the
yield of fruit from three different varieties (B1, B2, B3) of lemon tree. The pesticide
conditions utilized in the experiment were A1=Control (no pesticide), A2=Chemical
X, A3=Chemical Y, A4=Mixture of chemicals X and Y. The lemon varieties used
were B1=Standard variety (the variety that is currently most commonly grown),
B2=New genetically engineered variety 1, and B3=New genetically engineered variety
2. Eight trees from each variety were randomly selected from an orchard. The
four levels of pesticide were then randomly assigned to two trees of each variety and
pesticide applications were made. Yields of fruit, in bushels per tree, were obtained
after the test period. The data appear below:
2. An experiment was conducted to determine the effects of various pesticides on the yield of fruit from three different varieties (B1, B2, B3) of lemon tree. The pesticide (c) Construct and test contrasts in the marginal variety means to address the conditions utilized in the experiment were Al=Control (no pesticide), A2=Chemical following questions: X, A3=Chemical Y, A4=Mixture of chemicals X and Y. The lemon varieties used i. Does genetically engineered variety 1 produce higher mean yields than the were B1=Standard variety (the variety that is currently most commonly grown), standard variety? B2=New genetically engineered variety 1, and B3=New genetically engineered va- ii. Does genetically engineered variety 2 produce higher mean yields than the riety 2. Eight trees from each variety were randomly selected from an orchard. The standard variety? four levels of pesticide were then randomly assigned to two trees of each variety and pesticide applications were made. Yields of fruit, in bushels per tree, were obtained (d) Use the contrasts that you formed in parts (b) and (c) to form interaction after the test period. The data appear below: contrasts. (You should end up with 3 x 2 = 6 interaction contrasts.) Interpret these contrasts (i.e., what questions do they address?). Test these interaction contrasts as planned comparisons and state your conclusions. Pesticide (e) Were the contrasts in par (b) mutually orthogonal? How about the contrasts Variety Al A2 A3 A4 in part (c)? B1 49, 39 50, 55 43, 38 53, 48 B2 55, 41 67, 58 53, 42 80, 73 B3 66, 68 85, 92 69, 62 89, 99 (a) Write the appropriate two-way ANOVA model for analyzing these data. Per- form the analysis of variance corresponding to this model and draw conclusions about the effects. (b) Construct and test a set of orthogonal contrasts to address the following ques- tions about the marginal effects of the pesticide treatments: i. Does using chemical X increase the mean yield? ii. Does using chemical Y increase the mean yield? iii. Do chemicals X and Y interact, so that the effect of using chemical X differs when chemical Y is used from its effect when chemical Y is not used