Research Process
1.Formulating the Research Problem
2.Extensive Literature Survey
3.Developing the Research Hypothesis
4.Designing the Research
5.Collecting the Research Data
6.Statistical Analysis of Data
7.Interpretation
8.Result Presentation
9.Report/Paper Writing
Approaches to Experimentation
1.Trial and Error Method
•Multiple attempts are made to reach a solution
2.One Factor at a Time (OFAT)
•One factor change at a time while others are kept
fixed
3.Design of Experiments (DOE)
Design of Experiment (DoE)
•Statistical techniques for improving process/product
designs
•Maximumrealistic information with the minimum
number of well designed experiments
•Example of software
Design Expert
Minitab
Why DOE?
Reduce time
Minimum sample size
Improve performances & Reliability
Less resources
Interaction between factors
Perform evaluation of materials and system
Important Terminology
•Factors
–Input variables (control Or uncontrolFactors )
•Temperature, Concentration, Contact time
•Levels
–Specific values of factors (inputs)
•Continuous or Catergorical
•Contact time (1 to 3 hours), Temp. (10 –20 ℃), Pip Height (8 –9 mm)
•Response variable
–Output of the Experiment
•Adsorption Efficiency, Tensile Strength
•Replication
–Completely re-run experiment with same input levels
–Used to determine impact of measurement error
•Interaction
–Possible interaction between two or more factors
Example of DOE in Real Life…
Factors Levels Responses
Variable Inputs Settings Outputs
Sugars
Beans
Grind Time
Cups
10 –50 g
Type A or B
1 to 4 min
1 to 4 min
Example of Characteristics
Taste
Bitterness
DOE Process
Define Problem
Determine
Objectives
Brainstorm
Design
Experiment
Conduct
experiment &
Collect Data
Analyze data Interpret results
Verify Predicted
Results
Type of DOE
1.One Factorial
2.Full Factorial
3.Fractional Factorial
4.Screening Experiment
5.Response Surface Analysis
DOE
Only one or more factors having an impacton
output at different factor levels
Qualitative or Quantitative
Qualitative
Type of material, Type of Column
Quantitative
Temperature, Voltage, Load
Design the experiment -RSM
Part2
EntertheResponseData
Part3–Analyzethedata
1.Clickanalysis
2.Thentheresponse
3.Clickfitsummarytab(topofthescreen)
Sources
Sequential p -
value
Lack of Fit p-
value
Adjusted
R2
Predicted
R2
Linear 0.29235 0.00030 0.06165-0.3259
2FI 0.90496 0.00020 -0.04086-0.8062
Quadratic0.00010 0.63799 0.985700.9722Suggested
Cubic 0.84890 0.28939 0.981250.8555Aliased
Model : p< 0.05 (Significant )
Lack of fit : p> 0.05 (Not Significant) –compares Residual error with ‘Pure Error’
R2 : Near to 1
Low Standard Deviation
PRESS : Low
Part3–Analyzethedata
ANOVA
1.P-valueslessthan0.05-modelissignificant,greater
than0.1themodelisnotsignificant
2.Iftoomanyinsignificant,modelreductionmay
improvethemodel
3.NonsignificantLackoffitisgood–Modelisfit
4.AdequatePrecision–greaterthan4(canuseto
navigatethedesignspace)
Model : p< 0.05 (Significant )
Lack of fit : p> 0.05 (Not Significant) –compares Residual error with ‘Pure Error’