Enhancements to experimental design analysis techniques

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Experimental Design is the purposeful manipulation of inputs (factors) of a process so one can efficiently and statistically study their effects on the outputs of the process. Unfortunately, for numerous reasons, including a lack of understanding of the experimental design philosophy, these techniques are under-utilized. The research presented in this dissertation, while demystifying some of the theoretical concepts involved, examines enhancements to analysis techniques used in designed experiments. Included in the research is a study of performance measures used to identify mean and variance (dispersion) effects. Traditional and proposed performance measures are explored through various simulated experiments. The results present an intriguing alternative to standard performance measures for the detection of dispersion effects. Another area of research is Mixture Designs which are a special case of designed experiments where the percentage or proportion of the factors must sum to 100%

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