Strip Plot Design
This is also two factors experiment. Both the factors require larger area.
If two factors are involved, & both the factors require larger plot sizes it is
difficult to carry out the experiment in split plot design.
Strip plot design is suitable for such experiments.
In strip plot design each block or replication is divided in to number of vertical
strips & horizontal strips depending on the levels of the respective factors.
A – 3 (a1 a2 a3) & B – 3 (b1 b2 b3)
Rep- I
a2b3 a1b3 a3b3 b3
b2 ↓
a2b2 a1b2 a3b2 Vertical
a2b1 a1b1 a3b1 b1
a2 a1 a3
→ Horizontal
→ Divide the replication (or) block in to Vertical strips. The number of
vertical strips will depend on number of levels of that factor which is to be
allotted vertically. Then allot the treatments randomly.
→ Divide the replication into horizontal strips. The number of levels of
horizontal strips will depend on number of levels of that factor which is to be
allotted horizontally. Then allot the treatments randomly using random
number table.
The same procedure is repeated for other replications. There are 3 different
plot sizes.
1.Vertical strips plot size
2.Horizontal strip plot size
3.Interaction plot size
The vertical strip & the horizontal strip are always perpendicular to each other.
Among the three plot sizes the interaction block size is the smallest.
Hence interaction is tested with more precision in strip plot design.
ANOVA TABLE
Source df SS MSS F-value
Replication r-1 RSS RMS
A a-1 ASS AMS F = AMS ~F (a-1,(r-1)(a-1))df
(Vertical strip) E (a) Ms
Error (a) (r-1)(a-1) E (a) SS E (a) MS
B b-1 BSS BMS F = BMS ~F (b-1,(r-1)(b-1))df
(Horizontal strips) E (b) Ms
Error (b) (r-1)(b-1) E (b) SS E (b) MS
AxB (a-1)(b-1) AxBSS AxBMS F = AxBMS ~F ((a-1)(b-1) , (r-1) (a-1) (b-1)
(Interaction) E (c) Ms
Error (c) (r-1)(a-1)(b-1) E (c) SS E (c) MS
Total rab -1 (or) n-1 TSS
Prepare a three way table
r1 r2 r3 Row total
a1b1
a1b1
a1b2
a1b2
a1b3 a1b3
a1r1 a1r2 a1r3
a2b1 a2b1
a2b2 a2b2
a2b3 a2b3
a2r1 a2r2 a2r3
a3b1 a3b1
a3b2 a3b2
a3b3 a3b3
Col Total R1 R2 R3 GT
Vertical stage Analysis
A x rep table
r1 r2 r3 Total
a1 a1r1 a1r2 a1r3 A1
a2 a2r1 a2r2 a2r3 A2
a3 a3r1 a3r2 a3r3 A3
Total R1 R2 R3 GT
1. Rep SS = R12 + R22 + R32 - CF
ab
2. ASS = A12 + A22 + A32 - CF
rb
3. E (a) SS = (a1r1)2 +-----------(a3r3)2 – CF – Rep SS – ASS
b
Horizontal Stage Analysis:
B x Rep two way table
r1 r2 r3 Total
b1 b1r1 b1r2 b1r3 B1
b2 b2r1 b2r2 b2r3 B2
b3 b3r1 b3r2 b3r3 B3
Total R1 R2 R3 GT
BSS = B12 + B22 + B32 – CF
ra
E (b) SS = b1r12 + -------------+ b3r32 – CF – RSS – BSS
a
Interaction Stage Analysis
ABSS = a1b12 +a1b22 + ----------------+a3b32 – CF – ASS – BSS
r
Total SS = (-2 + -2 +-----------+ -2) –CF
E (c) SS = TSS – RSS – ASS – E (a) SS – BSS – E (b) SS – A x B SS.
Compare the mean values
A x B Mean Table
B
B1 b2 b3 Total
a1 ¯a1b1 ¯ a1b2 ¯a1b3 ¯A1
a2 ¯a2b1 ¯ a2b2 ¯a2b3 ¯A2
a3 ¯a3b1 ¯ a3b2 ¯a3b3 ¯A3
Total ¯ B1 ¯B2 ¯ B3 GM
To calculate SE (d) & CD values
SE (d) CD
Vertical means √2 E(a)Ms SE (d) x t E(a) df
(A means) rb
Horizontal means √2 E(b)Ms SE (d) x t E(b) df
(B means) ra
Comparing √2[(b-1)E (c) Ms + E(a)Ms SE (d) x tw
(A at B) rb
Where tw = (b-1) E (c) Ms t (c) + E (a) Ms t (a)
(b-1) E (c)Ms + E (a) Ms
4) Comparing √2[(a-1)E (c) Ms + E(b)Ms SE (d) x tw
(B at A) ra
Where tw = (a-1) E (c) Ms t (c) + E (b) Ms t (b)
(a-1) E (c)Ms + E (b) Ms
