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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(s) are correct? (Note: There are 3 correct answers).

The correct answer is B. The Main Effects are confounded with only 4-way interactions C. The Experimental Design is half-fractional D. The experiment has 8 experimental runs with the first factor at the high level. 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(s) are correct? (Note: There are 3 correct answers).

Options

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

How the community answered

(52 responses)
  • A
    12% (6)
  • B
    83% (43)
  • E
    6% (3)

Topics

#fractional factorial#aliasing#confounding#DOE

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