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If an experiment has 5 factors and no replicates for a 2-level Experimental Design with 16 experimental runs which statement is incorrect?

The correct answer is C. The Main Effects for the 5 factors are not aliased or confounded but the 2-way interactions are. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

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If an experiment has 5 factors and no replicates for a 2-level Experimental Design with 16 experimental runs which statement is incorrect?

Options

  • AThe Experimental Design is half-fractional
  • BThe Main Effects are confounded with only 4-way interactions
  • CThe Main Effects for the 5 factors are not aliased or confounded but the 2-way interactions are
  • DThe experiment has 8 experimental runs with the first factor at the high level

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(41 responses)
  • A
    10% (4)
  • B
    2% (1)
  • C
    85% (35)
  • D
    2% (1)

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#fractional factorial#aliasing#confounding#half-fractional design

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