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Design and Analysis of Experiments. Dr. Tai-Yue Wang Department of Industrial and Information Management National Cheng Kung University Tainan, TAIWAN, ROC. Introduction. Dr. Tai-Yue Wang Department of Industrial and Information Management National Cheng Kung University
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Design and Analysis of Experiments Dr. Tai-Yue Wang Department of Industrial and InformationManagement National Cheng Kung University Tainan, TAIWAN, ROC
Introduction Dr. Tai-Yue Wang Department of Industrial and Information Management National Cheng Kung University Tainan, TAIWAN, ROC
Outline • Goals of the course • An abbreviated history of DOX • Some basic principles and terminology • The strategy of experimentation • Guidelines for planning, conducting and analyzing experiments
Introduction to DOX(1/3) • An experiment is a test or a series of tests • Experiments are used widely in the engineering world • Process characterization & optimization • Evaluation of material properties • Product design & development • Component & system tolerance determination • “All experiments are designed experiments, some are poorly designed, some are well-designed”
Introduction to DOX(2/3) • Experimentation is a vital part of scientific (or engineering) method • For any experiment, questions to be asked: • Are only these methods available? • Are there any other factors that might affect the results? • How many samples are needed for the experiment? • How should the samples be assigned to each experiment?
Introduction to DOX(3/3) • What is the order that the data should be collected? • What method of data analysis should be used? • What difference in average observed results between method, material, machines,…?
Engineering Experiments(1/4) • In general, experiments are used to study the process and systems. • The system or process can be represented by next figure. • The process can be the combination of operations, machines, methods, people, and other resources (often materials) that transfer some input into output that has one or more observable response variables y.
Engineering Experiments(3/4) • Some of the process variables and material properties, x1, …, xpare controllable. • Some of them are uncontrollable (although they may be controllable for purposes of a test).
Engineering Experiments(4/4) • The objectives of the experiment may include the following: • Determining which variables are most influential on the response y • Determining where to set the influential x’s so that y is almost always near the desired nominal value. • Determining where to set the influential x’s so that variability in y is small. • Determining where to set the influential x’s so that the effects of the uncontrollable variables z1, …., zq are minimized.
Strategy of Experimentation(1/5) • Golf example-factor to influence the score • Driver– oversized or regular • Ball– balata or three piece • Mode of travel—walking or riding a golf cart • Beverage– water or beer • …….
Strategy of Experimentation(2/5) • “Best-guess” experiments • Used a lot • More successful than you might suspect, but there are disadvantages… • One-factor-at-a-time (OFAT) experiments • Sometimes associated with the “scientific” or “engineering” method • Devastated by interaction, also very inefficient
Strategy of Experimentation(5/5) • Statistically designed experiments • Based on Fisher’s factorial concept
Factorial Design(1/4) • In a factorial experiment, allpossiblecombinations of factor levels are tested • The golf experiment: • Type of driver • Type of ball • Walking vs. riding • Type of beverage • Time of round • Weather • Type of golf spike • etc, etc, etc…
Factorial Design(2/4) Results
Factorial Designs with Several Factors A Fractional Factorial
Typical Applications of Experimental Design(1/2) • Improve process yield • Reduce variability and closer conformance to nominal or target requirements • Reduce development time • Reduce overall costs • Evaluate and compare basic design configurations
Typical Applications of Experimental Design(2/2) • Evaluate material alternatives • Select design parameters • Determine key product design parameters • Formulate new product
The Basic Principles of DOX(1/3) • Randomization • Running the trials in an experiment in random order • Notion of balancing out effects of “lurking” variables • Replication • Sample size (improving precision of effect estimation, estimation of error or background noise) • Replication versus repeat measurements?
The Basic Principles of DOX(2/3) • Replication • Replication reflects sources of variability both between runs and within runs • Repeat measurement examples • A wafer is measured three times • Four wafers are processed simultaneously and measured
The Basic Principles of DOX(3/3) • Blocking • Dealing with nuisance factors • a block is a specific level of the nuisance factor • A complete replicate of the basic experiment is conducted in each block • A block represents a restriction on randomization • All runs within a block are randomized
Planning, Conducting & Analyzing an Experiment(1/3) • Recognition of & statement of problem • Choice of factors, levels, and ranges • Selection of the response variable(s) • Choice of design • Conducting the experiment • Statistical analysis • Drawing conclusions, recommendations
Planning, Conducting & Analyzing an Experiment(3/3) • Get statisticalthinking involved early • Your non-statistical knowledge is crucial to success • Pre-experimental planning (steps 1-3) vital • Think and experiment sequentially (use the KISS(Keep it Simple, Stupid) principle) • See Coleman & Montgomery (1993) Technometrics paper + supplemental text material
Four Eras in the History of DOX(1/3) • The agricultural origins, 1908 – 1940s • W.S. Gossett and the t-test (1908) • R. A. Fisher & his co-workers • Profound impact on agricultural science • Factorial designs, ANOVA • The first industrial era, 1951 – late 1970s • Box & Wilson, response surfaces • Applications in the chemical & process industries
Four Eras in the History of DOX(2/3) • The second industrial era, late 1970s – 1990 • Quality improvement initiatives in many companies • Taguchi and robust parameter design, process robustness • The modern era, beginning circa 1990
George E. P. Box R. A. Fisher (1890 – 1962)