Fundamentals of statistical experimental design and analysis

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Easterling, Robert G.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chichester, West Sussex Wiley 2015
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Collection: O'Reilly - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Latin Square DesignSplit-Unit Designs; Repeated Measures Designs; Robust Designs; Optimal Designs; Assignment; References; Index; End User License Agreement
  • Cover; Table of Contents; Title Page; Preface; References; Statistical Software; Sources for Student Exercises (in addition to the above references); Acknowledgments; Credits; 1 Introduction; Motivation: Why Experiment?; Steps in an Experimental Program; Subject-Matter Passion; Case Study; Overview of Text; Assignment; References; 2 Fundamentals of Experimental Design; Introduction; Experimental Structure; Principles of Experimental Design; Assignment; References; 3 Fundamentals of Statistical Data Analysis; Introduction; Boys' Shoes Experiment; Tomato Fertilizer Experiment
  • A New Tomato ExperimentComparing Standard Deviations; Discussion; Appendix 3.A The Binomial Distribution; Appendix 3.B Sampling from a Normal Distribution; Appendix 3.C Statistical Underpinnings; Assignment; References; 4 Completely Randomized Design; Introduction; Design Issues; CRD: Single Qualitative Factor; Analysis of Variance; Testing the Assumptions of Equal Variances and Normality; Confidence Intervals; Inference; Statistical Prediction Interval; Example: Tomato Fertilizer Experiment Revisited; Sizing a Completely Randomized Experiment; CRD: Single Quantitative Factor; Design Issues
  • Includes bibliographical references and index
  • Enhanced Case Study: Power Window Gear TeethAssignment; References; 5 Completely Randomized Design with Multiple Treatment Factors; Introduction; Design Issues; Response Surface Designs; Special Case: Two-Level Factorial Experiments; Fractional Two-Level Factorials; Extensions; Assignment; References; 6 Randomized Complete Block Design; Introduction; Design Issues; RBD with Single Replication; Sizing a Randomized Block Experiment; True Replication; Extensions of the RBD; Discussion; Balanced Incomplete Block Designs; Summary; Assignment; References; 7 Other Experimental Designs; Introduction