3. A researcher is testing the effect of a new fertilizer on crop growth. He marks 30 plots in a field, splits the plots in half, and randomly assigns the new fertilizer to one half of the plot and the old fertilizer to the other half. After 4 weeks, he meąsures the crop yield and compares the effects of the two fertilizers. This design is an example of (A) matched pairs experiment (B) completely randomized comparative experiment (C) cluster experiment (D) double-blind experiment (E) this is not an experiment X A

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3. A researcher is testing the effect of a new fertilizer on crop growth. He marks 30 plots in a field, splits the
plots in half, and randomly assigns the new fertilizer to one half of the plot and the old fertilizer to the other
half. After 4 weeks, he meąsures the crop yield and compares the effects of the two fertilizers. This design
is an example of
(A) matched pairs experiment
(B) completely randomized comparative experiment
(C) cluster experiment
(D) double-blind experiment
(E) this is not an experiment
X A
Transcribed Image Text:3. A researcher is testing the effect of a new fertilizer on crop growth. He marks 30 plots in a field, splits the plots in half, and randomly assigns the new fertilizer to one half of the plot and the old fertilizer to the other half. After 4 weeks, he meąsures the crop yield and compares the effects of the two fertilizers. This design is an example of (A) matched pairs experiment (B) completely randomized comparative experiment (C) cluster experiment (D) double-blind experiment (E) this is not an experiment X A
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