The document describes an experiment to test whether adding an additive to the hydraulic oil of backhoes and forklifts reduces repairs within 3 months of purchase. 20 machines will be divided into 2 blocks of 10 backhoes and 10 forklifts. Within each block, machines will be randomly assigned to receive oil with or without additive. The number of machines brought in for repairs within 3 months will be recorded to compare the effectiveness of the additive.
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The document describes an experiment to test whether adding an additive to the hydraulic oil of backhoes and forklifts reduces repairs within 3 months of purchase. 20 machines will be divided into 2 blocks of 10 backhoes and 10 forklifts. Within each block, machines will be randomly assigned to receive oil with or without additive. The number of machines brought in for repairs within 3 months will be recorded to compare the effectiveness of the additive.
The document describes an experiment to test whether adding an additive to the hydraulic oil of backhoes and forklifts reduces repairs within 3 months of purchase. 20 machines will be divided into 2 blocks of 10 backhoes and 10 forklifts. Within each block, machines will be randomly assigned to receive oil with or without additive. The number of machines brought in for repairs within 3 months will be recorded to compare the effectiveness of the additive.
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The document describes an experiment to test whether adding an additive to the hydraulic oil of backhoes and forklifts reduces repairs within 3 months of purchase. 20 machines will be divided into 2 blocks of 10 backhoes and 10 forklifts. Within each block, machines will be randomly assigned to receive oil with or without additive. The number of machines brought in for repairs within 3 months will be recorded to compare the effectiveness of the additive.
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Backhoes and Forklifts
The following experiment was designed to help a manufacturer know whether or not the hydraulic
systems of their backhoes and forklifts would last longer when an additive is added to the hydraulic oil
of the machines. We will evaluate the effectiveness of the oil w/ or w/o the additive by recording a
yes/no reading on whether or not the machine was brought in for repairs within 3 months of purchase.
The treatment factor is the presence of additive, and the two levels are w/ or w/o additive, giving us two
different treatments. The experimental units are 20 newly manufactured machines. The division of these
20 machines into backhoes and forklifts are unspecified, and the differences between the two could
significantly change the data, so we will block them into two blocks, one with 10 backhoes and one with
10 forklifts. As measures of control, prior to sale we will fill the machines with the same volume and type
of gasoline, oil, coolant, and hydraulic oil to ensure the only variable altered is the presence of additive
in the hydraulic oil. We’ll randomly divide each block into two smaller groups by numbering the
machines in Block 1 1-10, then picking numbers 1-10 out of a hat until all machines are assigned, then
repeating the process for Block 2, with numbers 11-20. The two smaller groups for each blocks are the
treatment groups, with a treatment of either additive or no additive.
Randomization-Backhoes
Block 1 Treatment 1 (additive)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 7 3 10 6 2
Compare Results Treatment 2 (no additive)
59418 Randomization-Forklifts
Block 2 Treatment 1 (additive)
11 12 13 14 15 16 18 13 11 16 19 17 18 19 20
Compare Results Treatment 2 (no additive)
15 12 20 14 17
Give two people buckets with hydraulic oil, one with additive and one without. Instruct them on which
vehicles to fill and what volume (this MUST be the same for all machines) to put in the machines. Leave
machines on lot until they are sold and observe which machines are brought in for repairs within three
months of the date of the sale. Machines brought in for repairs count as positive responses and
machines not brought in count as negative responses. To eliminate bias I would not tell the customer
which machines did/did not have additive, and I would have a 3 rd party collect the response data to
double-blind the experiment. In order to tell if the additive had solved the problem, I would look to see
if machines in either block showed a tendency to not need repairs (higher % of negative responses)
when treated with additive more so than machines not treated with additive.
