X,Y List Options Form

When you open this form you will see five options for creating or editing a file of your data. The X columns will be the settings of the input factors in your experiment. The Y columns will be the measured responses, the outcomes, the performance of the product.

This list is the set of data from which predictions of performance will be made for the many factor settings which you have not run.

To enter your data choose one of these options and click OK:

Generate an X List

You can use STRATEGY to generate an X list which is then the experiment design which you take to the lab or plant to make the runs and record the responses.

Key in an X,Y List

Select this option if your data has already been planned and collected in a lab notebook or on other hard copy, select this option. It allows you to key in your design and responses using the STRATEGY Spreadsheet.

Import Data from an ASCII File

If you created an XY List with a spreadsheet program or other software, you can import that data into STRATEGY for Windows.

Get an XY List from the Hard Disk

If you created an XY List at some earlier time and you are now ready to edit and/or analyze that data, you can pull it into STRATEGY from your hard disk. Typically, this step is taken just before editing the XY list or before choosing a model.

STRATEGY for Windows anticipates that your next action will be to edit the XY List, but if no corrections are required, you may Cancel ant this point to move on to defining the model.

Edit an X,Y List

Use this option to add Y columns, new rows, correct entries, or transform columns in the XY List that is shown in the Current Files Panel. Make sure that the Current Files panel is displaying the name of the file that you want to edit before selecting this option. Use the option Get an XY List from the Hard Disk (above) if the file you want to use is not the one shown.

Note that all XY Lists must be in the proper X,Y List Format. Loading files into the STTRATEGY Spreadsheet can take a few seconds depending on the speed of your computer and the size of your XY list.

OK Button

The OK Button executes the choice selected in the option menu that occupies the majority of this screen.

Cancel Buton

The Cancel Button closes this form and displays the STRATEGY for Windows Main Menu. Note that the XY List listed in the current files panel is not reset by selecting Cancel.