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IME 5160 - Design of Experiments and Regression Analysis
Catalog Description:
Topics related to experimental design and regression analysis. Topics include randomized blocks, latin squares, factorials, multiple correlation and regression, and its application to response surfaces.
Prerequisites & Corequisites: Prerequisite: Recommended, IME 2610 or equivalent.
Credits: 3 hours
Lecture Hours - Laboratory Hours: (3 - 0)
Prerequisites by Topic:
The stated prerequisite for this course is IME 2610. This is a three (3) credit hour, calculus based statistics course. You should have an equivalent background in order to not be disadvantaged in taking this course. See the WMU course catalog for a description of IME 2610.
Course Objectives:
- Provide an understanding of applied statistical concepts for decision making.
- Provide an understanding of the analysis of variance and classical experimental designs.
- Provide an understanding of various experimental design models and their application in industry.
- Provide an understanding of how to analyze designed experiments using MINITAB.
Textbooks:
Montgomery, Douglas C.; Design and Analysis of Experiments; John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York, 7th Ed. 2009, ISBN 978-0-470-12866-4.
MINITAB, Version 15, MINITAB, Inc., 3081 Enterprise Drive, State College, PA, 16801. This software can be purchased from the WMU bookstore (TotalTech) for $10. However, it is also available free in all of the CEAS labs.
Course Coordinator:
Leonard Lamberson
Western Michigan University
E-207 Parkview Campus
Kalamazoo, Michigan 49008-5336
Phone: 276-3367
Email: leonard.lamberson@wmich.edu
Revision Date: Spring 2010