Design and Analysis of Experiments, 9th Edition

CHAPTER 1Introduction

CHAPTER OUTLINE

1. 1.1 STRATEGY OF EXPERIMENTATION
2. 1.2 SOME TYPICAL APPLICATIONS OF EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN
3. 1.3 BASIC PRINCIPLES
4. 1.4 GUIDELINES FOR DESIGNING EXPERIMENTS
5. 1.5 A BRIEF HISTORY OF STATISTICAL DESIGN
6. 1.6 SUMMARY: USING STATISTICAL TECHNIQUES IN EXPERIMENTATION

SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL FOR CHAPTER 1

1. S1.1 More about Planning Experiments
2. S1.2 Blank Guide Sheets to Assist in Pre-Experimental Planning
3. S1.3 Montgomery’s Theorems on Designed Experiments

The supplemental material is on the textbook website www.wiley.com/college/montgomery.

CHAPTER LEARNING OBJECTIVES

1. Learn about the objectives of experimental design and the role it plays in the knowledge discovery process.
2. Learn about different strategies of experimentation.
3. Understand the role that statistical methods play in designing and analyzing experiments.
4. Understand the concepts of main effects of factors and interaction between factors.
5. Know about factorial experiments.
6. Know the practical guidelines for designing and conducting experiments.

1.1 Strategy of Experimentation

Observing a system or process while it is in operation is an important part of the learning process and is an integral part of understanding and learning about how systems and processes work. The great New York Yankees catcher Yogi Berra said that “… you can observe a lot just by watching.” However, to understand what happens to a process when you change certain input factors, you have to do more than just watch—you actually ...