Practical Experiment Designs for Engineers and Scientists

Book excerpt: Fundamentals of experiment design; Introduction to experiment design: fundamental concepts; Introduction to experiment design: elements of decision making; Introduction to experiment design: other important concepts; Simple comparative experiments: decisions about population means; Simple comparative experiments: decisions about population variances; Sequential experiments. Two-level multivariable experiments; General principles for two-level multivariable experiments; Two-level multivariable experiments: eight-trial hadamard matrix designs; Two-level multivariable experiments: hadamard matrices greater than order 8; John's three-quarter fractional factorials; Special resolution V designs; Summary of two-level matrix designs; A computer program for generating hadamard matrix designs and analyzing the data from such designs; Multilevel, multivariable experiments; Multilevel experiments with qualitative variables; Multilevel experiments with quantitative variables; Experiment designs for chemical-composition experiments; Random-strategy experiments; Related topics; Blocking an experiment; Validation of test methods; Concepts for a complete project strategy; General references, symbols, tables, and answers to exercises; Index.