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Robust Parameter Designs: Data Tab

After you build a robust parameter design, the Data tab will include a test plan. An example plan with the default columns shown is displayed next.

 

All of the available columns for robust parameter designs are described in more detail below. To hide/show columns, use the Visible Columns window.

Tip: If you need to use a non-randomized order in an actual experiment, you can sort the design by clicking a cell in the column you wish to sort by and choosing Sheet > Sheet Actions > Sort > [Order]. For example, if changing levels in a randomized experiment would be too expensive, you can sort the design table by factor levels.

Factor levels can be displayed as the actual values assigned in the factor properties or as coded values. When you use coded values for two level factorial or Plackett-Burman designs, the low level will be displayed as -1 and the high level will be displayed as 1. When you use coded values for general full factorial or Taguchi OA factorial designs, the lowest level will be displayed as 1, the next level as 2, and so on. To switch between coded and actual values, choose Data > Display > [Value Type].

Using Robust Parameter Designs

In each cell in the noise condition columns, enter the response value obtained at the control factor settings specified in the current row and at the current noise condition. The noise factor settings represented by each noise condition column are available in the Noise Condition Matrix in the Design Summary on the Design tab. For example, consider the Noise Condition Matrix and Data tab shown next.

In the first row of the Data tab, you would enter the response values that were measured with the control factors set as follows:

In the Noise Condition 1 column, you would enter the value measured at those control factor settings when Air Temperature = 15 and Humidity = 50. In the Noise Condition 2 column, you would enter the value measured when Air Temperature = 30 and Humidity = 50, and so on.

In analyzing the data set, the software can calculate results for the Y Mean, Y Standard Deviation and Signal Noise Ratio columns. You will select one or more of these columns to be used as the "responses" for the analysis by selecting the check boxes in the column headings.

For each column selected for inclusion in the analysis, you can specify settings on the Analysis Settings page of the control panel. For the Signal Noise Ratio column, you must specify the equation to be used in calculating the ratio. Your selection for this option is determined by the purpose of your analysis:

 

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