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Many engineers and scientists have receive little or no training in designed experiments, and any courses that are available tend to be either abstract and divorced from practical considerations or strictly practical-lacking the rigor and depth necessary for true, long-term understanding.
Practical Guide to Designed Experiments: A Unified Modular Approach bridges that gap, presenting the essential material in a manner that permits rapid application to practical problems but also provides the structure and understanding necessary for long-term growth. It covers two-level and three-level full and fractional factorial design and also includes the L12 and L18 designs popularized by Taguchi. The author describes the role and selection of the system response for measurement and optimization and discusses both conventional and Taguchi approaches, noting their similarities and differences.
Clearly written and well organized, this text shows how the components of experimental design fit and work together. Offering an abundance of examples, case studies, and practice problems, it is highly suited to anyone with a basic science or engineering background but little or no previous exposure to matrix experiments or other elements of planned experimentation.
"This book thoroughly explains how the components of experimental design fit and work together using a unified modular approach The book is clearly written and well organized, offering numerous examples and case studies from many disciplines. Summing Up: Highly recommended." - CHOICE, June 2005 "This book is a great introduction to experimental design for anyone who is unfamiliar with it. It covers statistics, fundamental array design, Taguchi techniques and various analysis techniques. [The author] describes a clear summary of each statistical method, citing concrete examples. Homework helps you to check your understanding in each chapter. It is very helpful to use in various fields and occasions. After learning these techniques, I'm sure you'll be a good experiment designer, saving time, cost and energy." - Akihisa Nishimura, Manager, Fuel Cell Production Engineering, Toyota Motor Corporation
| How a Designed Experiment Works | |
| Polishing Fluid Delivery System | |
| Control Factors, Levels, and Coding | |
| Array Selection and Setup | |
| Noise Factors and Conditions | |
| Responses and Characteristic Responses | |
| Analysis of Means | |
| Analysis of Variance | |
| Conclusion | |
| Fundamental Concepts | |
| Food for Thought | |
| Over-the-Wall Engineering | |
| Contributions of Taguchi | |
| Stages of Design | |
| Defining Quality (Traditional Approach) | |
| Quadratic Loss Function | |
| The P-Diagram | |
| Conclusion | |
| Homework/Discussion Problems | |
| Statistical Concepts | |
| Review of Basic Concepts | |
| ANOM and ANOVA | |
| Homework/Discussion Problems | |
| Array Design (Two-Level Factors) | |
| Basic Concepts | |
| Interactions | |
| Design Trade-Offs and Strategies | |
| Homework/Discussion Problems | |
| Selection of the Characteristic Response | |
| Response and Characteristic Response | |
| The "Natural Choice" | |
| Good Experimental Practice | |
| Linked to Long-Term Improvement | |
| Ease of Optimization and Implementation | |
| Taguchi's S/N Ratios | |
| Homework/Discussion Problems | |
| Inclusion of Real-World Variability | |
| Noise Conditions | |
| A Menu of Strategies | |
| Homework/Discussion Problems | |
| Additional Array Designs (Three-Level Factors and Modifications) | |
| Standard Designs for Factors with Three Levels | |
| Design Strategies with Three-Level Factors | |
| Modification of Columns | |
| Homework/Discussion Problems | |
| Additional Analysis Techniques | |
| Choosing an Analysis Technique | |
| Pooling of Unused ("Empty") Columns | |
| Pooling of Smallest Effects | |
| Replication | |
| Normal Probability Plots | |
| Homework/Discussion Problems | |
| Appendices | |
| Two-Level Factorial Arrays | |
| Three-Level Factorial Arrays | |
| Screening Arrays | |
| Critical Values of F | |
| References | |
| Index | |
| Each chapter also includes and Overview and a section of Homework/Discussion problems | |
| Table of Contents provided by Publisher. All Rights Reserved. |
ISBN: 9780824753887
ISBN-10: 0824753887
Series: Mechanical Engineering
Audience:
Tertiary; University or College
Format:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 224
Published: 12th November 2004
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Inc
Country of Publication: US
Dimensions (cm): 23.5 x 15.9
x 1.91
Weight (kg): 0.44
Edition Number: 1
