In Problem 5-1, suppose that we wish to reject the null hypothesis with a high probability if the difference in the true mean yield at any two pressures is as great as 0.5. If a reasonable prior estimate of the standard deviation of yield is 0.1, how many replicates should be run?

Problem 5-1

The yield of a chemical process is being studied. The two most important variables are thought to be the pressure and the temperature. Three levels of each factor are selected, and a factorial experiment with two replicates is performed. The yield data follow: 

 

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Pressure (psig) Temperature (°C) 200 215 230 150 90.4 90.7 90.2 90.2 90.6 90.4 160 90.1 90.5 89.9 90.3 90.6 90.1 170 90.5 90.8 90.4 90.7 90.9 90.1