An investigator who plans to conduct an experiment with multiple independent variables must decide whether to use a complete or reduced factorial design. This article advocates a resource management perspective on making this decision, in which the investigator seeks a strategic balance between service to scientific objectives and economy. Considerations in making design decisions include wheth...

In this paper, we describe the use of advanced statistical design in the screening experiment to configure parameters and operators of genetic algorithm (GA), which applied to find a shortest distance in a classical travelling salesman problem (TSP). Due to the number of GA parameters, operators and its levels considered in the experiment, the total numbers of program executions required by the...

This experiment was carried out to study the effect of humic acid and growth promoting bacteria on uptake of cadmium heavy metal by annual alfalfa (Medicago scutellata L.). The experiment was arranged in pot experiment conditions in Isfahan, Iran in 2011. A factorial design was used based on completely randomized block design with four replications. Experimental treatments were humic acid and g...

three hundred and sixty broiler chicks (ross 308) were employed in an experiment from 6 to 49 days of age to evaluate the effect of replacing canola meal for soybean meal either with or without enzyme supplementation. dietary treatments included 5 substitution levels (0, 25, 50, 75 and 100%) at two enzyme concentrations of: 0 and 400 g/ton in a 5×2 factorial layout experiment. the enzyme mixtur...

In Pakistan, mostly flexible pavements are constructed which have a higher susceptibility to rutting, moisture damage and stripping. Under current economic conditions, one such solution overcome this is the addition of economical locally available additives in bitumen being produced by our refineries. This study investigates effects bakelite as an additive on various mechanical properties. Bake...