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1 Split-Plot Experimental Designs
1/24/2011 Copyright © 2011 Dan Nettleton

2 Split-Plot Experimental Designs
Field Plot Genotype A Genotype B Genotype C Split Plot or Sub Plot Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Block 4 50 100 150 50 100 150 150 100 50 Genotype A Genotype B Genotype C 150 100 50 100 50 150 100 50 150 Genotype A Genotype B Genotype C 100 150 50 50 100 150 50 100 150 Genotype A Genotype B Genotype C 150 50 100 150 100 50 50 150 100

3 Split-Plot Experimental Designs
This experiment has two factors: genotype and fertilizer amount. Genotype has levels A, B, and C. Fertilizer has levels 0, 50, 100, 150 lbs. N / acre. Genotype is called the whole-plot factor because its levels are randomly assigned to whole plots. Fertilizer is called the split-plot factor because its levels are randomly assigned to split plots within each whole plot.

4 Definition of Experimental Units in Split-Plot Designs
Plots are the whole-plot experimental units because the levels of the whole-plot factor (genotype) are randomly assigned to plots. The split-plots are the split-plot experimental units because the levels of the split-plot factor (amount of fertilizer) are randomly assigned to split plots within each whole plot. Thus we have two different sizes of experimental units in split-plot experimental designs.

5 Same Treatment Structure in a RCBD
Field A 50 150 100 B C Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Block 4 A 50 100 150 B C A 50 100 150 B C A 50 100 150 B C

6 Same Treatment Structure in a CRD
Field B 50 B A 150 B 100 A 100 C 150 A 50 B A 50 C 100 C C 100 A 50 A C 50 B 50 B 150 B 50 A C A 100 C 50 B 150 B C A A 100 A 150 A B A 150 B 150 A 50 B 150 C 100 A 100 B 50 B 100 B 100 C 150 C 100 C 50 A 150 C 50 C 150 C C 150 B 100

7 Which Design to Use? Consider a CRD if
There is equal interest in all treatment comparisons. There is no natural way to group similar experimental units together in blocks. No logistical constraints make complete randomization impractical.

8 Which Design to Use? Consider a RCBD if
There is equal interest in all treatment comparisons. There are potentially important sources of variation that can be controlled by blocking. No logistical constraints make complete randomization within blocks impractical.

9 Which Design to Use? Consider a split-plot design if
Comparisons among the levels of the split-plot factor are of greater interest than comparisons among the levels of the whole-plot factor. Logistical constraints make a CRD or RCBD impractical.

10 Split-Plot Experimental Design
Field Genotype A Genotype B Genotype C Block 1 Block 2 Block 3 Block 4 50 100 150 50 100 150 150 100 50 Genotype A Genotype B Genotype C 150 100 50 100 50 150 100 50 150 Genotype A Genotype B Genotype C 100 150 50 50 100 150 50 100 150 Genotype A Genotype B Genotype C 150 50 100 150 100 50 50 150 100

11 How would you design the microarray portion of the experiment?
Suppose the researcher in the split-plot experiment is willing to use 48 two-color microarray slides to measure gene expression in plants from the field. The researcher is primarily interested in understanding how gene expression changes in response to fertilizer rate within each genotype.

12 One Possible Design Use a loop design to compare split-plot experimental units assigned adjacent fertilizer amounts within each whole-plot experimental unit. A100 A150 A0 A50 Block 1 B100 B150 B0 B50 C100 C150 C0 C50 Consider the same loop designs for blocks 2, 3, and 4 perhaps reversing loop directions for two of the four blocks.

13 Split-plot design structures don’t necessarily involve plots in the usual sense.
Suppose a total of 8 pigs are assigned to two diets (A and B) using a completely randomized design with 4 pigs per diet. After 4 weeks on the assigned diet, each pig is sacrificed and RNA samples are taken from the stomach and small intestine of each pig. Affymetrix GeneChips are used to measure gene expression in each RNA sample with one GeneChip for each of the samples.

14 Conceptual Picture of the Experiment
Diet A Diet A Diet B Diet B small intestine small intestine small intestine small intestine stomach stomach stomach stomach Diet A Diet B Diet B Diet A small intestine small intestine small intestine small intestine stomach stomach stomach stomach pig is the whole-plot experimental unit organ RNA sample is playing the role of the split-plot experimental unit

15 Conceptual Picture of the Experiment
Diet A Diet A Diet B Diet B small intestine small intestine small intestine small intestine stomach stomach stomach stomach Diet A Diet B Diet B Diet A small intestine small intestine small intestine small intestine stomach stomach stomach stomach Diet is the whole-plot factor with levels A and B. Organ type is the split-plot factor with levels stomach and small intestine.

16 Conceptual Picture of the Experiment
Diet A Diet A Diet B Diet B small intestine small intestine small intestine small intestine stomach stomach stomach stomach Diet A Diet B Diet B Diet A small intestine small intestine small intestine small intestine stomach stomach stomach stomach Note that the levels of the factor diet are randomly assigned to experimental units. That is not the case for the levels of the factor organ type, but we will analyze it and refer to it just as we would for an experimental factors whose levels are randomly assigned.

17 How would you design the microarray portion of the experiment?
Suppose the researcher in this split-plot experiment can afford to use 8 two-color microarray slides to measure gene expression in the RNA samples. The researcher is primarily interested in understanding how diets affect gene expression within each organ type.

18 One Possible Design Diet A Diet A Diet A Diet A small intestine small intestine small intestine small intestine stomach stomach stomach stomach small intestine small intestine small intestine small intestine stomach stomach stomach stomach Diet B Diet B Diet B Diet B Connect samples of the same organ type between pigs treated with different diets because this will give us the tightest comparison between diets for each organ type (and this is the comparison of primary interest).

19 An Real Experiment Using Affymetrix GeneChips®
Barley Genotype Mla Mla Mla1 5874 Incompatible Compatible Incompatible Bgh Isolate K1 Incompatible Incompatible Compatible Caldo, Nettleton, Wise (2004). The Plant Cell. 16,

20 Experimental Design X 3 REPLICATIONS Mla6 Mla13 Mla1 Growth Chamber
Containing Bgh 5874 X 3 REPLICATIONS Growth Chamber Containing Bgh K1 cRNA derived from each row is hybridized to its own GeneChip. Each flat contains 6 rows of seedlings randomly assigned to 6 harvest times (0, 8, 16, 20, 24, and 32 hours after inoculation).

21 This is a split-split-plot experimental design.
Whole-plot experimental units are groups of three flats (trays containing plants). Split-plot experimental units are flats themselves. Split-split-plot experimental units are rows of seedlings within flats.

22 This is a split-split-plot experimental design.
Whole-plot treatment factor is isolate with levels 5874 and K1. Split-plot treatment factor is genotype with levels Mla1, Mla6, and Mla13. Split-split-plot treatment factor is hours after inoculation with levels 0, 8, 16, 20, 24, and 32.

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