Production forest fertiliser trials: information they should provide and how to get it... For most trials other than preliminary investigations factorial layouts of simple balanced designs are advocated, as is partial confounding in incomplete blocks or completely randomised single-tree plots....
Optimal blocking of two-level factorial designsBlocking of two-level factorial designs is considered for block sizes 2 and 4 using the method of fractional partial confounding....
Analytic strategy of the study.... Third, a simulation study probes the model’s sensitivity for assumption violations that are difficult to evaluate directly; most importantly, the impact of the partial confounding on the algorithms ability to recognize causal association is evaluated.
Increased risk of squamous-cell carcinoma in simultaneous pancreas kidney transplant recipients compared with kidney transplant recipients ...7.2), which indicates partial confounding by the immunosuppressive regimen....
