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JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD
IV B.Tech.II Sem. II Mid-Term Examinations, April – 2009
DESIGN ANALYSIS OF EXPERIMENTS
Objective Exam
Name: ____________________________ Hall Ticket No. _____________________
Answer All Questions. All Questions Carry Equal Marks. Time: 20 Min. Marks: 20.

I. Choose the correct alternative:

1. Factorial designs are widely used in experiments involving several factors where it is
necessary to study the joint effect of factors on a [ ]
a)probability b)variance c)response d)none

2. Factorial designs form the basis of other designs of considerable ______ value
[ ]
a)theoretical b)practical c)mathematical d)none

3. Factorial experiments k factors are quantitative such as two values of [ ]

a)pressure b)temperature c)time d)all the above

4. Factorial experiments k factors are qualitative such as two [ ]

a)machines b)operators c)high and lowd)all the above

5. The 2k designs is particularly use full in the ____ stages of experimental work
[ ]
a)early b)last c)middle d)none

6. 2k design provides the ___ number of runs with which k factors can be studied
[ ]
a)smallest b)highest c)two d)none

7. 2k designs are widely used in ________ screening experiment [ ]

a)variance b)response c)factor d)none

8. 2k design we assume that the response is approximately __ over the range of factor levels
a)exponential b)linear c)parabolic d)none [ ]

9. The first design in the 2k series is one with only two factors each run at two levels the design
is called _____ factorial design [ ]
3 4 2
a)2 b)2 c)2 d)none

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10. The levels of the factors are called [ ]

a)low and high b)operators c)machines d)none

II Fill in the blanks:

11. The relation between one dependent and k independent variables is characterized by
______________ model.

12. The regression model is fit to a set of _________

13. There is a strong interplay between ____________ and regression analysis.

14. Regression methods are frequently used to analyze data from _____________

15. Y = B + Bx1 + Bx2 + E is example of _____________ regression model.

III True (or) False Statements:

16. Resolution III designs are designs in which no main effects are aliased with any other main
effect. [True/False]

17. Resolution IV designs are designs in which no main effect is aliased with any other main
effect or with any two factor interaction. [True/False]

18. RSM is a collection of mathematical and econamical techniques that are use full for
modeling and analysis [True/False]

19. The method of minimum square is used to estimate the parameters in approximating
polynomials. [True/False]

20. RSM is a sequential procedure [True/False]

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JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD
IV B.Tech.II Sem. II Mid-Term Examinations, April – 2009
DESIGN ANALYSIS OF EXPERIMENTS
Objective Exam
Name: ____________________________ Hall Ticket No. _____________________
Answer All Questions. All Questions Carry Equal Marks. Time: 20 Min. Marks: 20.

I. Choose the correct alternative:

1. In many experiments involving 2k designs we will examine the ____ and _____ of the factor
effects to determine which variables are important [ ]
a)magnitude , direction b)variance, mean c)response, mean d)none

2. The contrast coefficients for estimating the interaction effects are just the ____ of the
corresponding coefficients for the two main effects. [ ]
a)sum b)product c)difference d)none

3. The contrast coefficient is always either [ ]

a)+2,-2 b)0,0 c)+1,-1 d)none

4. The residuals are the ______ between the observed and fitted values [ ]
a)sum b)difference c)product d)none

5. The regression model can be used to generate _____ plots [ ]

a)residual b)mean c)response surface plots d)none

6. If it is desirable to construct the plots in terms of natural factor levels,then simply substitute
the relation ships between the natural and ___ variables [ ]
a)response b)coded c)mean d)none

7. The basis of Lenths method is to estimate the _____ of the contrast from smallest contrast
estimates [ ]
a)mean b)square c)variance d)none

8. The standard analysis procedure for an un replicated two level factorial design is the ______
plot [ ]
a)normal b)linear c)exponential d)none

9. PSE is [ ]
a)pseudo standard error b)pseudo sum error c)pseudo sample error d)none

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10. The statistical model for a 2k design would include ___ main effects. [ ]
a)2k b)3k c)k d)none

II Fill in the blanks:

11. Response variable y may be related to k ____________ variables.

12. The method of ____________ is typically used to estimate the regression coefficients.

13. Regression model fitting is almost always done using a _________ software package.

14. For a complete replicate of 26 design require _______________ runs

15. For a complete replicate of 26 design only 6 of the 63 degrees of freedom corresponds to
_________

III True (or) False Statements:

16. For a complete replicate of 26 design only 15 degrees of freedom corresponds to two factor
interactions. [True/False]

17. The fractional factorial designs are among the most widely used types of design for product
and process design. [True/False]

18. When there are several least squares the system or process is likely to be driven primarily
by some of the main effects and low order interactions. [True/False]

19. Factorial designs can be projected into stronger designs in the subset of significant factors.
[True/False]

20. It is possible to combine the runs of two or more fractional factorials to assemble
sequentially a larger design. [True/False]

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JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD
IV B.Tech.II Sem. II Mid-Term Examinations, April – 2009
DESIGN ANALYSIS OF EXPERIMENTS
Objective Exam
Name: ____________________________ Hall Ticket No. _____________________
Answer All Questions. All Questions Carry Equal Marks. Time: 20 Min. Marks: 20.

I. Choose the correct alternative:

1. 2k design provides the ___ number of runs with which k factors can be studied [ ]
a)smallest b)highest c)two d)none

2. 2k designs are widely used in ________ screening experiment [ ]

a)variance b)response c)factor d)none

3. 2k design we assume that the response is approximately __ over the range of factor levels
[ ]
a)exponential b)linear c)parabolic d)none

4. The first design in the 2k series is one with only two factors each run at two levels the design
is called _____ factorial design [ ]
3 4 2
a)2 b)2 c)2 d)none

5. The levels of the factors are called [ ]

a)low and high b)operators c)machines d)none

6. Factorial designs are widely used in experiments involving several factors where it is
necessary to study the joint effect of factors on a [ ]
a)probability b)variance c)response d)none

7. Factorial designs form the basis of other designs of considerable ______ value [ ]
a)theoretical b)practical c)mathematical d)none

8. Factorial experiments k factors are quantitative such as two values such as [ ]

a)pressure b)temperature c)time d)all the above

9. Factorial experiments k factors are qualitative such as two [ ]

a)machines b)operators c)high and lowd)all the above

10. The 2k designs is particularly use full in the ____ stages of experimental work [ ]
a)early b)last c)middle d)none
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III Fill in the blanks.

11. ________ designs are designs in which no main effects are aliased with any other main
effect.

12. ___________ designs are designs in which no main effect is aliased with any other main
effect or with any two factor interaction.

13. RSM is a collection of mathematical and ______ techniques that are use full for modeling
and analysis

14. The method of _____ is used to estimate the parameters in approximating polynomials.

15. RSM is a _______ procedure

III True (or) False Statements:

16. The relation between one dependent and k independent variables is characterized by
regression model. [True/False]

17. The regression model is fit to a set of sample data [True/False]

18. There is a strong interplay between least squares and regression analysis. [True/False]

19. Regression methods are frequently used to analyze data from planned experiments
[True/False]

20. Y = B + Bx1 + Bx2 + E is example of linear regression model. [True/False]

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JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD
IV B.Tech.II Sem. II Mid-Term Examinations, April – 2009
DESIGN ANALYSIS OF EXPERIMENTS
Objective Exam
Name: ____________________________ Hall Ticket No. _____________________
Answer All Questions. All Questions Carry Equal Marks. Time: 20 Min. Marks: 20.

I. Choose the correct alternative:

1. If it is desirable to construct the plots in terms of natural factor levels,then simply substitute
the relation ships between the natural and ___ variables [ ]
a)response b)coded c)mean d)none

2. The basis of Lenths method is to estimate the _____ of the contrast from smallest contrast
estimates [ ]
a)mean b)square c)variance d)none

3. The standard analysis procedure for an un replicated two level factorial design is the ______
plot [ ]
a)normal b)linear c)exponential d)none

4. PSE is [ ]
a)pseudo standard error b)pseudo sum error c)pseudo sample error d)none

5. The statistical model for a 2k design would include ___ main effects.
a)2k b)3k c)k d)none

6. In many experiments involving 2k designs we will examine the ____ and _____ of the factor
effects to determine which variables are important [ ]
a)magnitude , direction b)variance, mean c)response, mean d)none

7. The contrast coefficients for estimating the interaction effects are just the ____ of the
corresponding coefficients for the two main effects. [ ]
a)sum b)product c)difference d)none

8. The contrast coefficient is always either [ ]

a)+2,-2 b)0,0 c)+1,-1 d)none

9. The residuals are the ______ between the observed and fitted values
a)sum b)difference c)product d)none

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10. The regression model can be used to generate _____ plots

a) residual b) mean c) response surface plots d) none

II Fill in the blanks:

11. For a complete replicate of 26 design only 15 degrees of freedom corresponds to _________

12. The _____ are among the most widely used types of design for product and process design.

13. When there are several _______ the system or process is likely to be driven primarily by
some of the main effects and low order interactions.

14. ______ designs can be projected into stronger designs in the subset of significant factors.

15. It is possible to combine the runs of two or more fractional factorials to assemble
sequentially a _________ design.

III True (or) False Statements:

16. Response variable y may be related to k regression variables. [True/False]

17. The method of least squares is typically used to estimate the regression coefficients.
[True/False]

18. Regression model fitting is almost always done using a theoretical software package.
[True/False]

19. For a complete replicate of 26 design require 32 runs [True/False]

20. For a complete replicate of 26 design only 6 of the 63 degrees of freedom corresponds to
main effects [True/False]

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