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Two Level Factorial Design
This example validates the calculation of the two level factorial design in Weibull++.
Reference Case
The data are from an example on page 223 in the book Design and Analysis of Experiments by Douglas C. Montgomery, John Wiley & Sons, 2001.
Data
Factor
Treatment Combination
Replicate
A
B
1
2
3
-
-
A low, B low
28
25
27
+
-
A high, B low
36
32
32
-
+
A low, B high
18
19
23
+
+
A high, B high
31
30
29
Result
Table 6-1 from the book shows the ANOVA table for this experiment.
Source of Variation
Sum of Squares
Degrees of Freedom
Mean Square
F value
P-Value
A
208.33
1
208.33
53.15
0.0001
B
75.00
1
75.00
19.13
0.0024
AB
8.33
1
8.33
2.13
0.1826
Error
31.34
8
3.92
Total
323.00
11
Results in DOE++
The results from the software are the same as the results from the book. Both show that A and B are significant factors.