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AmirSS
Level II

Fractional Factorial - Understanding Aliasing Matrix

 
 
 
 

Hi all,

 

I would like to design a fractional factorial design. There are 4 factors.

I could afford only max 12 run, including 4 center points.

The highlighted 8 runs with resolution 4 is chosen.

 

FF 1.jpg

 

Now, come to the question. 

In terms of aliasing, the factor "GPN time" is known to have less significant impact. Therefore, the factor "GPN time" is afford to be aliased.

 

FF 2.jpg

 

Above is the aliasing of effects generated by JMP.

How to read the alias matrix? Can someone please explain in simple term? 

Is the factor "GPN time" aliased correctly?

 

Thank you in advance.

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David_Burnham
Super User (Alumni)

Re: Fractional Factorial - Understanding Aliasing Matrix

In a resolution IV design main effects are not aliased with each other, nor with two-factor interactions.  There will however, be aliasing between two-factor interactions.  That is the aliasing being shown in the tabulation for "aliasing of effects".  For example, it is showing that GPN Pressure * GPN RF Power is aliased with GPN P% * GPN Time.  If you want you can click the red triangle and it will show you, for each term, what the aliasing pattern is (if any).

 

Based on this aliasing you would not expect to see any correlation between the estimates of the main factors and two-factor interactions, and that is confirmed by the alias matrix.  Zero indicates no correlation (because there is no aliasing).  The 1's that are appearing in the matrix relate to three-factor interactions.  If you click the red triangle under aliasing of effects it will also show you that all main effects are aliased with three-factor interactions.  As a general rule we worry about anything beyond 2nd order effects.

-Dave

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David_Burnham
Super User (Alumni)

Re: Fractional Factorial - Understanding Aliasing Matrix

In a resolution IV design main effects are not aliased with each other, nor with two-factor interactions.  There will however, be aliasing between two-factor interactions.  That is the aliasing being shown in the tabulation for "aliasing of effects".  For example, it is showing that GPN Pressure * GPN RF Power is aliased with GPN P% * GPN Time.  If you want you can click the red triangle and it will show you, for each term, what the aliasing pattern is (if any).

 

Based on this aliasing you would not expect to see any correlation between the estimates of the main factors and two-factor interactions, and that is confirmed by the alias matrix.  Zero indicates no correlation (because there is no aliasing).  The 1's that are appearing in the matrix relate to three-factor interactions.  If you click the red triangle under aliasing of effects it will also show you that all main effects are aliased with three-factor interactions.  As a general rule we worry about anything beyond 2nd order effects.

-Dave
statman
Super User

Re: Fractional Factorial - Understanding Aliasing Matrix

"As a general rule we worry about anything beyond 2nd order effects." I believe David means to say as a general rule we DO NOT worry about anything beyond 2nd order effects. Certainly not in the early stages of sequential experimentation.
"All models are wrong, some are useful" G.E.P. Box
David_Burnham
Super User (Alumni)

Re: Fractional Factorial - Understanding Aliasing Matrix

Thanks for the spot @statman. Yes that is what I meant!

-Dave