Research Catalog

Title

Empirical model-building and response surfaces / George E.P. Box, Norman R. Draper.

Author

Box, George E. P.

Publication

New York : Wiley, c1987.

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Details

Additional Authors

Draper, Norman Richard

Description

xiv, 669 p. : ill.; 24 cm.

Summary

This innovative discussion of building empirical models and the fitting of surfaces to data, goes on to introduce the general philosophy of response surface methodology, and details least squares for response surface work.

Series Statement

Wiley series in probability and mathematical statistics. Applied probability and statistics

Uniform Title

Wiley series in probability and mathematical statistics. Applied probability and statistics

Subjects

• Research Design
• Response surfaces (Statistics)
• Experimental design

Note

• Includes indexes.

Bibliography (note)

• Bibliography: p. 615-656.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

Introduction to response surface methodology -- The use of graduating functions -- Least squares for response surface work -- Factorial designs at two levels -- Blocking and fractionating 2[superscript k] factorial designs -- The use of steepest ascent to achieve process improvement -- Fitting second-order models -- Adequacy of estimation and the use of transformation -- Exploration of maxima and ridge systems with second-order response surfaces -- Occurrence and Elucidation of ridge systems, I -- Occurrence and Elucidation of ridge systems, II -- Links between empirical and theoretical models -- Design aspects of variance, bias, and lack of fit -- Variance-optimal designs -- Practical choice of a response surface design.

ISBN

0471810339 :

LCCN

^^^86004064^//r88

OCLC

• 13218699
• SCSB-10429507

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library