R help - Mar 2009 - Do we have to control for block in block designs if it is insignificant?

I am wondering if in a block experimental design (ex. triple square lattice),
the block effect was not significant, is it all right not to include the block
effect in an empirical model (even though the sampling was done from different
blocks)? Or we are forced to control for the block effect in block designs
anyway?
 
Thanks,
Julia
 

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The short answer is "no" (meaning to leave the blocks in the model). 
As
Frank Harrell said, you've spent your degrees of freedom.  Go home and
be happy.

Best,
Andy 

From: J S
> Sent: Tuesday, March 24, 2009 9:49 AM
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> Subject: [R] Do we have to control for block in block designs 
> if it is insignificant?
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> I am wondering if in a block experimental design (ex. triple 
> square lattice), the block effect was not significant, is it 
> all right not to include the block effect in an empirical 
> model (even though the sampling was done from different 
> blocks)? Or we are forced to control for the block effect in 
> block designs anyway?
>  
> Thanks,
> Julia
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