Abstract
A class of permutation techniques is presented for the randomized block design. This class is specifically devised for analyses involving multivariate data. A numerical example illustrates an application based on multivariate data. Many well known techniques are special cases of this class. Among these special cases are (i) the permutation version of the classical univariate technique for randomized blocks which 1s associated with analysis of variance, (ii) the Friedman randomized block test, (iii) one-sample matched-pair tests, (iv) the Pearson correlation measure, and (v) the Spearman rank correlation and foot-rule measures. Furthermore, variations and multivariate versions among this class suggest a variety of new techniques which have not received any previous attention.