Stat 506 - Spring 2011

Welcome to Stat 506, Introduction to Experimental Design. This page contains the syllabus, updates to the course schedule, computer notes from class, homework assignments and important notices. Send any questions to grego@stat.sc.edu

• Syllabus

• Notices
  • The Final Exam is due Monday, May 2 at 5 PM.

  • Find out about renting Minitab

• Lecture Notes

• Homework
  • Homework 1

  • Homework 2

  • Homework 3

  • Homework 4

  • Homework 5

• Minitab Notes
  • Introduction to Minitab

  • Minitab notes on balance example

  • Minitab project on balance example

  • Some notes on analyzing cube plots (and other HW 1 tips) in Minitab

  • Some notes on the ladder example.

  • Some notes on analyzing factorial designs in Minitab

  • Some notes on creating custom factorial designs in Minitab

  • Minitab project on Ball-bearing example

  • Minitab project on Rope Pull example

  • Minitab project on 4-factor Throughput example

  • Minitab project on 4-factor Violin example

  • Minitab Project on ANOVA Exercise example

  • Notes on computing MSPE "by hand" in Minitab

  • Computing p-values and t-critical values in Minitab

  • Minitab SIM macro for the replications exercise

  • Minitab Project on Helicopter I (pre-2011 design)

  • Minitab Project on Helicopter I (2011 design)

  • Notes on centerpoint designs in Minitab

  • Minitab Project for centerpoint example

  • Minitab Project for Helicopter centerpoint example

  • Minitab macro for centerpoint exercise (save as rse.mac) (out of use)

  • Centerpoint exercise in Minitab (out of use)

  • Notes on fractional factorial designs in Minitab

  • Minitab project on Throughput Fractional Factorial example

  • Minitab project on Fiber Optic Fractional Factorial example

  • Minitab project on Conductivity Fractional Factorial example

  • Minitab project for 5 factors in 8 runs examples

  • Minitab project for foldover example.

  • Notes on foldover designs in Minitab

  • Foldover exercise in Minitab

  • Minitab project for 16-run fractional factorial example.

  • Notes on blocking fractional factorial designs in Minitab

  • Block exercise in Minitab

  • Minitab Project on Silicon Wafer Example.

• Handouts
  • Helicopter exercise, stage 1

  • Ladder exercise

  • Replication exercise for normal probability plots

  • Notes on Helicopter Exercise (out of use)

  • Excel spreadhseet of full design matrix for 5 factors in 8 runs (I=ABD=ACE) fractional factorial design

  • Excel spreadsheet for Lecture 23 data

• Chapter I handouts for distance students
  • Ladder graphic

  • Caramel Graphic

  • Hubcap Loss Function Graphic

  • Hubcap Cost Graphic

  • Transistor Gain Graphic

  • Atlantic Ocean Yellowfin Tuna Growth Curve

  • Pacific and Indian Ocean Yellowfin Tuna Growth Curve

• Chapter II handouts for distance students
  • Cube Plot

  • Normal Scores figure

  • Cumulative Normal Scores figure

  • 8-run Normal Effects Plot

  • 16-run Normal Effects Plot

• Test 1
  • Spring 1999

  • Spring 2000

  • Spring 2001

  • Spring 2002

  • Spring 2003

  • Spring 2005

  • Spring 2009

  • Spring 2011

• Test 2
  • Spring 2000

  • Spring 2001

  • Spring 2002

  • Spring 2003

  • Spring 2005

  • Spring 2009

  • Spring 2011

• Project
  • Project Proposal guidelines

  • Project Guide

  • Previous projects

  • John Spurrier's oral report guidelines

  • An additional set of oral report guidelines

• Final Exam
  • Spring 2000

  • Spring 2001

  • Spring 2002

  • Spring 2003

  • Spring 2005

  • Spring 2009

  • Spring 2011 and Excel spreadsheet for Problem 1

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