Index of Selected Examples from Statistics for Experimenters by George E. P. Box, William G. Hunter, & J. Stuart Hunter Wiley, 1978 Engineering/Science Topic Page Stat Topic -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Nursery School Cup Pouring Experiment 1 Experimentation Chemist Yield Experiment 2 Hypothesis/Exp Cycle Resin Treatments Comparison for Polluted Water 10 Major Devel/Production Seq Method Comparison for Industrial Yield 22/32/76 Comp Rand Des & t Drug Comparison for Temperature Reduction 53 Comp Rand Des & t Fertilizer Comparison for Tomato Plant Height 94 Comp Rand Des Material Comparison for Boys Shoe Wear 98 Major Rand Block Des Chemist Comparison # 1 for Measurement Precision 121 F Chemist Comparison # 2 for Measurement Precision 121 Prob F Production Line Bolt Lengths 154 Prob Normal Aircraft Engine Thrust 154 Prob Normal Type Comparison for Concrete Beam Strength 154 Prob Comp Rand Des Testing a New Spray for Asbestos Fiber Reduction 155 Prob t Stream Pollution Comparison 155 Prob Comp Rand Des & t Beer Taste Comparison 156 Prob Comp Rand Des & t Method Comparison for Measuring Dissolved Oxygen 156 Prob Comp Rand Des & t Config Comparison for Solar Energy Collec. Power 157 Prob Comp Rand Des & t Cathode Interference Resistance Plate Current 157 Prob Comp Rand Des & t Bronchial Aerosol Admin. Method Airway Resistance 158 Prob Comp Rand Des & t Agricultural Harvestor Configuration Performance 158 Prob Comp Rand Des & t Config Comparison for Agricultural Harvestor Perf 158 Prob Vomp Rand Des & t Diet Comparison for Hen Egg Production 159 Prob Comp Rand Des & t Drug Comparison for Eye Dilation Side Effect 160 Prob Comp Rand Des & t Recipe Comparison for Cake Volume 160 Prob Comp Rand Des & t Diet Comparison for Blood Coagulation Time 165 Major Comp Rand & ANOVA Method Comparison for Penicillin Production Yield 209 Major Rand Bl & ANOVA Gasoline Additive Comparison for Auto Emission 247/263 Latin Square Synthetic Yarn Conparison for Breaking Strength 250 Latin Square Configuration Comparison for Cloth Tester Wear 255 Graeco-Latin Sq Operator Comparison for Ingot Break-Strength 281 Prob Rand Block Des Treatment Comp. for Army Warehouse Roughness Test 281 Prob Comp Rand & ANOVA Interlaboratory Comparison for Wire Tension Test 282 Prob Comp Rand & ANOVA Homogeneity Comparison for Cloth Wear 283 Prob Latin Square Operator Comparison for Nitrogen Soil Analysis 284 Prob Rand Block Des Operator Comparison for Production Line Effic. 285 Prob Rand Block Des Metal Comparison for Corrosion Rates 286 Prob Rand BLock Des Alloy Comparison for Performance 286 prob Comp Rand Des Temp/Conc/Catalyst Eff on Pilot Plant Chem Yield 307 Major 2**3 Cat/Temp/Pres/Conc Effect on Chemical Conv. Yield 325 Major 2**4 Emulsifier/Emulsifier/Catalyst Eff on Film Clarity352 2**3 Monomer/Chain Eff on Polymer Clarity/Color/Visc 353 2**3 Mesh/Flow Rate Eff on Sewage Overflow Screen. Eff 354 Major 2**3 in seq Petrochemical Plant Production Costs 362 2**2 wcp EVOP Reflux Ratio/Recycle Ratio Eff on Petro Plant Cost362 2**2 wcp EVO Temp/Stir Rate/Add Time eff on Polymer Opt Dens/TP365 2**2 in seq EVOP Seat Ht/Generator/Tire Pres Effect on Bike Speed 368 2**3 Feed/Cat/Ag/Temp/Conc Eff on Reactor Efficiency 376 Major 2**5 & 2**(4-1) Seat/Gen/Hdb/Gear/Coat/Food/Pres Eff on Bike Speed390 Major 2**(7-4) & de-alias Temp/Moist/etc. Eff on Injection Molding Shrinkage398/413 2**(7-4) & foldover Cat/Add/Em1/Em2/Em3 eff on Polymer Film App/Adhes 419 2**(5-2) Acid/Cat/Temp/Monomer Eff on Home Cleanser Stabil.422 2**(4-1) Water/Soda/Temp/etc Eff on Ind Plant Filt. Time 424 Major 2**(7-4) & foldover Factors Eff Flight Sim. Pilot Commun. Delay Time 429 2**(8-4) Concentration Effect on Alloy Breaking Strength 434 Prob 2**2 Temp/Conc/Catalyst Effect on Chemical Yield 434 Prob 2**3 Bathers Effect on Bacteria Level in Water 435 Prob 2**3 Temp/pH/Agitation Rate Effect on Chemical Yield 437 Prob 2**3 Temp/Catalyst/pH Effect on Chemical Yield 437 Prob 2**3 Factor Effect on Carburator Unburned Hydrocarbons 438 Prob 2**(4-1) Temp/Conc/Stirring Rate Effect on Yield 439 Prob 2**3 Filler/Curing/Spreading Effect on Syn. Leather 439 Prob 4 & 2**2 Temp/Humidity/Pump Effect on Finish Imperfections 439 Prob 2**3 Temp/Conc/Time Effect on Weight of Recov. Metal 440 Prob 2**3 Factors Effecting on Solar Collector Efficiency 441 Prob 2**4 Mode/Range/Speed Effect on Radar Acq. Time 442 Prob 2**3 Phosph/Nitrogen/Carbon Effect on Algae Growth 442 Prob 2**3 Factors Effecting Plastic Factory Pollution 443 Prob 2**3 wcp Conc/Agitation Speed/Temp Effect on Chem Impurity 444 Prob 2**4 Electrode Diam./Melt Rate/etc. Effect on Welding 446 Prob 2**(5-1) Factors Effecting Road Asphalt 447 Prob 2**5 Time Effect on Aerosol Spral Dispersion 453 Major Lin. Reg. Input Amount Effect on Dissolved Zinc in Acid 458 Lin. Reg. Chemical Impurity Initial Formation Rate 462 Major Plan. Reg. Velocity Effect on Inertia Welding Strength 473 Major Lin. Reg. Diet Effect Supplement on Growth Rate 480 Major Quad. Reg. Time effect on Biochemical Oxygen Demand 483 Major Exp. Reg. Temp/pH/Water Effect on Resiliency 503 2**3 & Ref. Time & Temperature Effect on Chemical Yield 511 Major 1FAAT & 2**2 wcp Volume Effect on Next Old Faithful Eruption Time 540 Reg. Hydraulic Volume 541 Major Mech. Mod. Time Effect on Chemical Reaction Conc. 547 Non-Lin. Reg. Time Effect on Thermal Conductivity 606 Prob Lin. Reg. Dial Setting Effect on Voltage 606 Prob Lin. Reg. Temperature effect on Amount of Iron Oxidized 607 Prob Lin. Reg. Feed Rate/Speed Effect on Tool Life 608 Prob Mult. Lin. Reg. Temp/Feed Rate/Humidity effect on Drying Temp 609 Prob Mult. Lin. Reg. Packer Effect on Packing Efficiency 610 Prob Mult. Lin. Reg. Temp/Wind Velocity Effect on Tensile Stress 612 Prob 2**2 & Reg. Temperature Effect on Surface Finish 613 Prob Reg. Comp Ratio/Coolant Temp Effect on Peak Gas Temp 614 Prob Mult. Lin. Reg. Time Effect on Water Pollution BOD 615 Prob Non. Lin. Reg. Temp/Conc/pH Effect on Chemical Yield 615 Prob 2**3 & Reg. Reaction Time Effect on Chem Kinetics Conc. 616 Prob Non-Lin. Reg. Factor Effects on Prototype Engine Noise 617 Prob 3**2 wcp & Reg. Temp/Pressure effect on Chemical Yield 618 Prob Resp. Surf. Mod. Speed/Feed Effect on Lathe Tool Life 618 Prob 3**3 & Mult. Reg. Temp/pH/Catalyst Conc Effect on Chemical Yield 619 Prob 2**3 & Mult. Reg. Travel/Vibration Effect on Cement Block Prod Eff 620 Prob Resp. Surf. Mod. Condensation Temp/Amount of B on Filtration Time 621 Prob 3**3 * Mult. Reg. Time/Pres/Temp/Rim Size Eff on Tire Radial Runout 622 Prob Cent. Comp. Des. Temp/Con effect on Chemical Yield 623 Prob Cent. Comp. Des. Factor Effects on Multiple Chemical Reaction 624 Prob 2**4 & Non. lin. R