Process Optimization: A Statistical Approach
by Enrique del Castillo · Enrique Del Castillo
Graduate-level text on statistical methods for optimizing industrial processes: response surface methodology, design of experiments, robust parameter design and Bayesian approaches. Prepares readers to model a process from experimental data and locate operating conditions that optimize its response under uncertainty.
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