The document discusses the randomized complete block design (RCBD) for experimental design. It explains that RCBD is appropriate when there is a known nuisance source of variability that can be controlled by blocking. It provides an example of testing different metal tip types using RCBD, with metal coupons as blocks to control for hardness variability. The RCBD analysis of variance (ANOVA) table structure and model are shown, as well as example Minitab output analyzing the metal tip data using RCBD.