Recommended Readings

Textbooks

Amsden, R., and H. Butler. 1998. SPC simplified: Practical steps to quality, 2nd ed. New York: Productivity Press.

Anderson, M. and P. Whitcomb. 2009. A primer on mixture design: What’s in it for formulators? Minneapolis: Stat-Ease, Inc. Online at: www.statease.com/pubs/MIXprimer.pdf

Anderson, M., and P. Whitcomb. 2004. RSM simplified: Optimizing processes using response surface methods for design of experiments. New York: Productivity Press.

Box, G., J. S. Hunter, and W. Hunter. 2005. Statistics for experimenters, 2nd ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons.

Cornell, J. 2002. Experiments with mixtures, 3rd ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons.

Gonick, L., and W. Smith. 1994. The cartoon guide to statistics. New York: HarperCollins.

John, P. 1969. Statistical design and analysis of experiments. New York: Macmillan.

Montgomery, D. 2012. Design and analysis of experiments, 8th ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons.

Montgomery, D., R. Myers, and C. Anderson-Cook. 2009. Response surface methodology, 3d ed. New York: John Wiley & Sons.

Phillips, J. 1999. How to think about statistics, 6th ed. New York: Owl Books.

Smith, W. 2005. Experimental design for formulation. Philadelphia: ASA-SIAM Series on Statistics and Applied Probability.

Case Study Articles

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