Creating a DOE design
Learn all you need to know about running structured experiments with DOE. The articles will guide you through the application of DOE, design selection alongside some real-world examples
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Creating a DOE design
Leveraging Custom DOE FactorsUse Custom Factors to pair levels of multiple factors based on certain conditions, include a "none" level, or create group labels.
Creating DOE factorsLearn how to add factors to your DOE design.
How to add factors to a DOE design
Defining your factors in Synthace
Numerical factors
What are numerical factors and how do they relate to element parameters?
How to define a numerical factor in a mixture
How to define a numerical volume factor
Optimising three numerical media components for protein production in bacterial cells
Categorical factors
What are categorical factors and how do they relate to element parameters?
How to define a categorical diluent factor
How to define a categorical mixture component factor
Mutual exclusion
What is a mutually exclusive factor?
The statistics behind mutually exclusive factors
How to define a mutually exclusive factor
Derived factors
Derived numerical factors
What are derived numerical factors?
What types of calculations are supported in Synthace?
How to define a derived numerical factor in a mixture
Derived categorical factors
Using derived FactorsA handy walkthrough explaining how you can use derived factors to create relationships between liquids in your DOE.
What are derived categorical factors?
How to derive categorical factor levels from another categorical factor
How to derive categorical factor levels from numerical factor levels
Quasi-replicates
What are quasi-replicates and when might I use them?
How to define a quasi-replicate factor
How to define multiple quasi-replicate factors
Hard to change
What are Hard To Change factors and when might I need to use them?
How are Hard To Change factors handled statistically?
How to define a Hard To Change factor in a mixture
Custom factors
What are custom factors and how can they be used?
How to define a custom numerical factor
How to define a custom categorical factor
Constants
What are constants and when might I use them?
How to define a constant in a mixture
Calculate designs
Design selection overview
What is the best design for me?
Space-Filling designs
What are space-filling designs and when are they useful?
What are the statistics behind space-filling designs?
How to calculate a space-filling design
Optimal designs
What are optimal designs and when are they useful?
What are the statistics behind optimal designs?
How to calculate an optimal design
Full factorial
What are full factorial designs and when are they useful?
What are the statistics behind full factorial designs?
How to calculate full factorial designs
Using third party tools for design calculations
Why might you want to still use third party statistical software?
How to export factors from, and import designs into, Synthace.
Defining controls
Randomizing run order