Decide if the statement below is true of false If you believ

Decide if the statement below is true of false. If you believe that it is false, briefly explain why you think it is false. A balanced experiment does not benefit from the use of randomization to assign the treatments to the subjects. Choose the correct answer below.

Solution

Answer: The statement is false. Randomisation improves any experiment by reducing or eliminating the risk of confounding from a lurking variable. (Option B)

Reason: A balanced experiment is one where the treatment observations are derived from the same number of repititions. Advantage of Randomisation is not affected by altering the number of repetitions.