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Assign Factors
Signal Factor for a dynamic design

Complete the following steps to assign factor names, level values, and array columns. You
can also specify interactions to estimate.

Assign Factors
1. Specify whether you want to estimate interactions. If you specify interactions, Minitab
assigns factors to the array columns. If you don't specify interactions, you can change
the array columns if you want.

To columns of the array as speci ed below: Assign factors to di erent columns

of the orthogonal array to change the combinations of factor settings in the
experiment. The columns that you assign refer to columns of the orthogonal
array, so the assignments do not a ect the order of the factors in the worksheet.
For example, if you assign factor A to column 3 of the array, the rst column of
the worksheet still contains factor A.

To allow estimation of selected interactions: Minitab automatically assigns

factors to array columns in order to estimate the selected interactions. For more
information, go to Interactions and interaction tables in Taguchi designs.
Note: Click Interactions to specify the interactions to estimate.

2. Under Name, enter a descriptive name for each factor. By default, Minitab names the
factors alphabetically, skipping the letter I.
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3. Under Level Values, enter the level values for each factor. For example, an engineer
wants to test four di erent temperatures and enters 150 200 250 300.
4. Under Column, select the array columns for each factor. If you select interactions to
estimate, you cannot change the array columns that Minitab assigns. Levels shows the
number of levels for each factor. You cannot change the number of levels here. If you
want to change the number of factor levels, go to Specify the type of design for Create
Taguchi Design.

Signal Factor for a dynamic design

1. Under Name, enter a descriptive name for the signal factor. By default, Minitab uses
Signal.
2. Under Level Values, enter numeric level values for the signal factor.

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