HW4
HW4
(b) Construct a normal probability plot of the residuals, and plot the residuals versus the predicted vibration level. Interpret these
plots.
(c) Draw the AB interaction plot. Interpret this plot. What levels of bit size and speed would you recommend for routine
operation?
6.13 An industrial engineer employed by a beverage bottler is interested in the effects of two different types of 32-ounce
bottles on the time to deliver 12-bottle cases of the product. The two bottle types are glass and plastic. Two workers are used
to perform a task consisting of moving 40 cases of the product 50 feet on a standard type of hand truck and stacking the
cases in a display. Four replicates of a 22 factorial design are performed, and the times observed are listed in the following
table. Analyze the data and draw appropriate conclusions. Analyze the residuals and comment on the model’s adequacy.
6.16 An article in the AT&TTechnicalJournal(March/April 1986, Vol. 65, pp. 39–50) describes the application of two-
level factorial designs to integrated circuit manufacturing. A basic processing step is to grow an epitaxial layer on polished
silicon wafers. The wafers mounted on a susceptor are positioned inside a bell jar, and chemical vapors are introduced. The
susceptor is rotated, and heat is applied until the epitaxial layer is thick enough. An experiment was run using two factors:
arsenic flow rate (A) and deposition time (B). Four replicates were run, and the epitaxial layer thickness was measured (𝜇m).
The data are shown in Table P6.1
(c) Write down a regression equation that could be used to predict epitaxial layer thickness over the region of arsenic flow rate
(d) Analyze the residuals. Are there any residuals that should cause concern?
(e) Discuss how you might deal with the potential outlier found in part (d).
º Sería recomendable revisar las condiciones experimentales bajo las cuales se obtuvo este valor.
º Si no se puede confirmar como un error, podría ser útil realizar más réplicas para entender si este valor forma
parte de la variabilidad natural.