Design of Experiments

Lecturer: Markus Pauly
Exercises taught by:
Sarah Friedrich


General Information

LanguageEnglish, unless all students have sufficient knowledge of German
Lectures2 h

Exercises

1 h


Time and Venue

LectureTue, 2 - 4 p.m. in HeHo 18/220 (Start: 18.04.)
ExerciseWed, 2 - 3 p.m. in H 10 (Start: 19.04.)

Exam:

Exam: schriftliche Klausur am Di, 18.07.17, ca. 13:15 - 15:15 Uhr in HeHo 18, 220 (offen)

Retake Exam: voraussichtlich mündliche Prüfungen

Hilfsmittel: Ein beidseitig handbeschriebenes DIN A4 Blatt und ein nicht-programmierbarer Taschenrechner.


General Information:

Prerequisites:

Linear Algebra I-II, Analysis 1, Elementary Probability Calculus and Statistics

Exam:

Depending on the number of participants either written or oral exam at the end of the semester. In order to be admitted to the exam, students need 40% of the points on the exercise sheets.


Aims: The course covers the principles of Design of Experiments, in particular

  • basic models and techniques for planning experiments
  • typical errors in this context and how to avoid them in order to prevent systematic bias
  • statistical analysis methods for conducting experiments
  • guidelines for planning experiments

Contents:

  • Block designs
  • factorial models
  • sample size calculation
  • Fixed and Random-Effects models
  • Inference methods for these models
  • Randomization

Exercise Sheets:

will be available on Moodle. The password will be provided during the first lecture.


Some References:

Anderson, M. J., & Whitcomb, P. J. (2000). Design of experiments. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Kirk, R. E. (1982). Experimental design. John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Montgomery, D. C. (2008). Design and analysis of experiments. John Wiley & Sons.

Oehlert, G. W. (2000). A First Course in Design and Analysis of Experiments. WH Freeman, New York.

Siebertz, K. et al. (2010). Statistische Versuchsplanung – Design of Experiments. Springer-Verlag.

Semesterapparat

Notes

Die Klausurergebnisse und die Notentabelle sind auf Moodle. Die Einsicht findet am Freitag, 21.07. von 13:30 - 15 Uhr in Sarahs Büro statt.

 Die Nachklausur findet als mündliche Prüfung statt. Zur Terminfindung melden Sie sich bitte bei Prof. Pauly oder Sarah per E-Mail.