Constructions of Residual Treatment Effects Designs for Comparing Test Treatments with a Control

Abstract

This article deals with residual treatment effects designs for the purpose of comparing v test treatments with a control treatment when the number of periods is no larger than v + 1. Control balanced residual treatment effects designs, which are Schur-optimal, are considered. Some methods of their construction are given.

Keywords:

• Control treatment
• Residual treatment effects designs
• Schur-optimality
• Test treatments

Acknowledgments

The authors are grateful to the Associate Editor and the two referees for their suggestions and for giving very useful comments which have considerably improved results contained in the article.