A study is planned on the physiologyof exercises with human subject volunteers. The two treatments inthe study are two methods of aerobic exercise training (call themethods A and B). At the end of a ten-week exercise period, eachsubject will undergo a treadmill test for standard respiratory andcardiovascular measurements.
Nineteen volunteers are listed in thetable by sex and age. All volunteers are in good health and in thenormal weight range for their age, sex, and height. Eightindividuals will be tested in each the methods (A or B), so thatonly 16 of the 19 volunteers will be used; a subject willparticipate only in one of the methods.
a. Explain how you would group theindividuals prior assignment of treatments so that experimentalerror variance could be kept at a minimum. b. Explain why yougrouped as you did. c. Show your final assignment of individuals tothe treatment groups.
