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Hardin-Sloane Design Type

Hardin-Sloane designs, not available until 1991, can often give you better precision of prediction in fewer runs. Hardin-Sloane designs are also known as optimal designs: I-optimal, D-optimal, and A-optimal. They are usually based on I-optimality and can be tailored to your specific problem, combining process, mixture and discrete variables, and linear constraints. They typically require 20-40% fewer experiments for the quadratic model than Interaction plus Star or Uniform Shell designs.

STRATEGY for Windows generates both Cubical and Spherical Hardin-Sloane designs for 2-7 factors, and the software can analyze design of this type for virtually any number of factors. To obtain a design for more factors, please call The Experiment Strategies Foundation.