RSM Simplified : Optimizing Processes 1695 Response Surface

RSM Simplified keeps formulas to a minimum and makes liberal use of figures, charts, graphs and checklists. It offers many relevant examples, with amusing sidebars and do-it-yourself exercises that will lead readers to the peak potential for their product quality and process efficiency.

The authors, Mark J. Anderson and Patrick J. Whitcomb, are principals of Stat-Ease, a provider of DOE training, consulting, and software. They both are professional chemical engineers. Anderson has more of a business background while Whitcomb specializes in statistics.

Incorporated into this book is the more advanced Design-Expert, version 7 software for Windows, with a 180-day trial, so the reader can do the complex statistical computations, generate the necessary graphics (2D and 3D maps) and perform the numerical optimization.

The authors, Mark J. Anderson and Patrick J. Whitcomb, are principals of Stat-Ease, a provider of DOE training, consulting, and software. Both are professional chemical engineers--Anderson specializes in quality improvement while Whitcomb specializes in statistics.