Designed experiments in process improvement

Analyzing Statistically Designed Experiments

A white paper on analyzing data from statistically designed experiments in industry, business and research using the IMSL™ C Numerical Library.

Implementing Quality Improvement Programs Designed to Enhance Customer Satisfaction: Quasi-experiments in the U

We describe two related quasi-experiments, one in the United States and one in Spain, in which a sophisticated, high-technology firm designed and implemented customer-satisfaction improvement programs. Voice-of-the-customer measurements and “House-of-Quality” techniques were used to design intervention programs to improve satisfaction with five targeted customer needs. Although the intervention...

On Computer‐Designed Quantum Experiments

Analysing Designed Experiments in Distance Sampling

Distance sampling is a survey technique for estimating the abundance or density of wild animal populations. Detection probabilities of animals inherently differ by species, age class, habitats, or sex. By incorporating the change in an observer’s ability to detect a particular class of animals as a function of distance, distance sampling leads to density estimates that are comparable across dif...

Are soccer matches badly designed experiments ?

Models in which the number of goals scored by a team in a soccer match follow a Poisson distribution, or a closely related one, have been widely discussed. We here consider a soccer match as an experiment to assess which of two teams is superior and examine the probability that the outcome of the experiment (match) truly represents the relative abilities of the two teams. Given a final score it...