Computer-implemented system and method of performing a design of experiment, generating a product thereof, generating designed experiment options, and a graphical user interface
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of generating a plurality of selectable design experiments in the conduct of a design of experiments (DOE) process for analyzing a data set from a process to determine an effects relationship between a plurality of process factors and a process output, said method comprising:
- receiving as user input into a computing apparatus, a base number of trials and a number of center point trials; and
generating a graphical user interface on a display connected with the computing apparatus, including presenting, at once, on the graphical user interface, a plurality of mutually exclusive designed experiments each defined, at least partially, by a combination of number of replicates count and effect size, and a predicted power value identified to each combination of replicates count and effect size, wherein each predicted power value is a value in a range from 0% to 100%, wherein generation of the graphical user interface is responsive to the user input of the base number of trials and the number of center point trials, and wherein presenting the designed experiments includes presenting the number of replicates count and effect size, and the predicted power value for each designed experiment; and
generating a table identifying a power value for each combination of replicates count and effect size and wherein the table contains a plurality of cells, each containing a power value, each cell being associated uniquely with one of said combinations of replicates count and effect size, wherein presenting the plurality of designed experiment includes presenting the table.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a computer-implemented method of generating a plurality of selectable design experiments in a design of experiments (DOE) process for analyzing at least one data set from a process to determine a relationship of a plurality of process factors of interest to a process output of interest. The method entails receiving as user input into a computing apparatus, a base number of trials and a number of center point trials. From the computing apparatus, a graphical user interface is generated on a display connected with the computing apparatus. This includes presenting a display containing a plurality of experiment each defined, at least partially, by a combination of number of replicates (replicates count) and effect size. The display further includes a predicted power value for each combination of replicates count and effect size.
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31 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of generating a plurality of selectable design experiments in the conduct of a design of experiments (DOE) process for analyzing a data set from a process to determine an effects relationship between a plurality of process factors and a process output, said method comprising:
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receiving as user input into a computing apparatus, a base number of trials and a number of center point trials; and generating a graphical user interface on a display connected with the computing apparatus, including presenting, at once, on the graphical user interface, a plurality of mutually exclusive designed experiments each defined, at least partially, by a combination of number of replicates count and effect size, and a predicted power value identified to each combination of replicates count and effect size, wherein each predicted power value is a value in a range from 0% to 100%, wherein generation of the graphical user interface is responsive to the user input of the base number of trials and the number of center point trials, and wherein presenting the designed experiments includes presenting the number of replicates count and effect size, and the predicted power value for each designed experiment; and generating a table identifying a power value for each combination of replicates count and effect size and wherein the table contains a plurality of cells, each containing a power value, each cell being associated uniquely with one of said combinations of replicates count and effect size, wherein presenting the plurality of designed experiment includes presenting the table. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory graphical user interface generated by a computing apparatus, said graphical user interface comprising:
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a section presenting experiment options including a first array of numerical values of replicates count in a designed experiment option and a second array of numerical values of effect size in a designed experiment option, wherein the first array and second array are positioned in alignment such that each of the replicates counts in the first array uniquely align with one of the effect size values in the second array, and wherein a designed experiment power value is determined and presented in unique association with a combination of one of said replicates count and the effect sizes aligned therewith; and wherein the first array, the second array, and the power values are presented in a matrix table having a dimension equal to the number of replicate values by the number of effect size values, and containing, as elements, power values for each said combination of replicates count and effect size and wherein the power values are contained in cells forming the matrix, and wherein each cell is engageable by a user to select a designed experiment option identified to the combination of replicates count and effect size associated with said engaged cell and generate a user interface associated with the engaged cell.
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17. A non-transitory computer-accessible storage medium storing program instructions computer-executable to implement one or more graphical user interfaces for presentation of design of experiments options on a computer display, wherein the experiments are for analyzing a data set from a process to determine an effects relationship between a plurality of process factors and a process output, wherein:
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generation of a graphical user interface presenting designed experiment options is responsive to user select input of base number of trials, effect size, and number of center point trials; and the graphical user interface presenting designed experiment options includes a first array of numerical values of replicates count in a designed experiment option and a second array of numerical values of effect size in a designed experiment option; and wherein the first array and second array are positioned in alignment such that each of the replicates counts in the first array uniquely align with one of the effect size values in the second array, and wherein a designed experiment power value is determined and presented in unique association with a combination of one of said replicates count and the effect sizes aligned therewith. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer-implemented method of conducting a design of experiments (DOE) for analyzing a data set from a process to determine an effects relationship between a plurality of process factors and a process output, said method comprising:
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entering into a computing apparatus, a base number of trials, a number of center point trials, and a target effect size; prompting the computing apparatus to generate on a display connected with the computing apparatus, a graphical user interface, including presenting a display containing a plurality of user-responsive cells each presenting a designed experiment option defined, at least partially, by a combination of replicates count and effect size, the user interface further presenting a predicted power value for each combination of replicates count and effect size; wherein presenting the plurality of designed experiments further includes generating a table identifying a power value for each combination of replicates count and effect size; wherein the table contains a plurality of cells, each containing a power value, each cell being associated uniquely with one of said combinations of replicates count and effect size; and wherein, upon selection of a designed experiment option by a user selecting a cell that contains a power value, generating a subsequent graphical user interface presenting information on the selected designed experiment option. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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