Which of the following statements is NOT true for Split Plot designs?

OPTIONS

• Blocks in a Split Plot design serve as experimental units
• Split plots are the same as completely randomized designs
• Split plots are randomized twice
• The randomization in split plots ensure split plot errors are independently distributed

ANSWER

Split plots are the same as completely randomized designs

EXPLANATION

FIRST, THIRD & FOURTH OPTIONS hold ground for Split plots, thus logically and conceptually as well SECOND OPTION is correct. Split plots and CRDs are different.