Question 1:

Which of the following provide the most powerful information?

Full Factorial Design

Partial Factorial Design

Plackett-Burman Design

One-Factor-at-a-Time

Question 2:
The result of each experiment is recorded and is later analyzed. What is the term for
the result?

Response

Factor

Level

Experiment
 Question 3:
A lowest design resolution in which main effects are not confounded with 2-way
interactions is called:

Resolution III design

Resolution IV design

Resolution V design

Resolution VI design

Question 4:
The lowest design resolution in which main effects are not confounded with any other
main effect is called: 

Resolution III design

Resolution IV design

Resolution V design

Resolution VI design
 Question 5:
If the effects of two treatment combinations are confounded, then one effect is said
to be the _ _ _ _ of the other.

co-treatment

implicate

alias

reciprocal

Question 6:
How many number of experiments does a 3 factor 2 level full factorial experiment
consist of ?

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Question 7:
An experimenter wants to choose 3 levels for factor A, and 2 levels for Factor B. How
many experiments are required to perform a full factorial experiment?

Experimenter should either choose two levels for factors or three levels for factors. Mix and
match is not allowed in the Design of Experiments.

Question 8:
Why do we perform experiments in a random order?

To enhance the factor interactions

To minimize the effect of unknown variables

To separate the main effects from interaction

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To maximize the effect of unknown variables including environmental factors

Question 9:
What is a “Balanced Design?”

A design in which the number of factors are multiple of two.

A design with equal number of observations for all possible level combinations

A design with no interaction

A design with interaction

Question 10:
In two level three factor (A, B and C), half-factorial design

A is confounded with interaction between B and C

A is confounded with B and C

There is no confounding in this case

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A is aliased with B or C

Question 11:
What is the purpose of blocking?

To identify the factors leading to the biggest change in response

To reduce interaction

To increase interaction to the optimum level

To take care of unwanted variation because of the blocking factor

Question 12:
What is the purpose of performing fractional factorial designs instead of full factorial?

To increase the accuracy level

To minimize interactions

To reduce number of runs

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To increase the confidence level

Question 13:
Controlled independent variable, whose levels are set by the experimenter is called:

Treatment

Outcome

Response

Factor

Question 14:
How do we deal with nuisance factors which are known and controllable? 

ANCOVA

Randomization

Blocking
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None of these

Question 15:
What type of design is shown in the figure below?

Larger image

Completely Randomized Design

Latin Square Design

Randomized Block Design

Plackett-Burman Design

Question 16:
Latin Square design allows for ______ blocking factors.

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one

two

three

Question 17:
Graeco-Latin design allows for ______ blocking factors.

no

one

two

three

Question 18:
Which of these is NOT true for Plackett-Burman designs?

Number of experiments have to be multiple of four

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It can be used up to N-1 factors using N trials

These are efficient for screening designs

These should not be used if the number of factors are more than 5.

Question 19:
In fractional factorial designs, when the effect of a factor can not be distinguished
from one another, this happens because of .......?

interaction

confounding

inter-correlation

blocking