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May 2013

UK Boffins Pull Off Brilliant DOE on Beer—Mark Anderson
The Peril of Parts & the Failure of Fillers as Excuses to Dodge Mixture Design—Mark Anderson
Pat Whitcomb Wins Award
Workshop Schedule

news1305.pdf 445 KB
January 2013

Food Scientists Drink in a Cool Aid for Formulationg Beverages: Mixture Design—Mark Anderson
Confirming the Optimal Ramen—Brooks Henderson
Newsletter Preferences
Workshop Schedule

news1301.pdf 402 KB
September 2012

The Optimal Recession Proof Recipe—Brooks Henderson
DOE—How Do I Get Started?—Shari Kraber
Private Industry-Specific Workshops Offered
Workshop Schedule

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news1209.pdf 404 KB
May 2012

Two Bean or Not Two Bean—Experimenting on Germination—Mark Anderson
MONEY in BaseBALL—Does More Money Equal More Wins?—Brooks Henderson
4th European DOE User Meeting in Vienna
Workshop Schedule

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news1205.pdf 507 KB
January 2012

Sophisticated DOE Tools Produce Tasty Cookies Time After Time—Mark Anderson
Practical Aspects of Algorithmic Design of Physical Experiments From an Engineer's Perspective—Shari Kraber
Workshop Schedule
Newsletter Preferences

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news1201.pdf 700 KB
August 2011

Fly Your Way to Better DOE—Brooks Henderson
Power of DOE Using Qualitative vs. Quantitative Variables—Arved Harding & Pat Whitcomb
Workshop Schedule
Overseas Workshops Coming Up This Fall!

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news1108.pdf 408 KB
April 2011

V8 Tools Make Analysis of General Factorials Slinkier—ME*
Modern Alternatives to Traditional Designs—Shari Kraber
Workshop Schedule
Refer-a-Friend Free Book Promotion

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news1104.pdf 499 KB
December 2010

Tumbler Rumbles with a Mugger—ME*
What is Mixture Design and What's in it for You?—Mark Anderson
Workshop Schedule
Newsletter Preferences

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news1012.pdf 620 KB
August 2010

Whirley Pop DOE—Part II
Sidebar: Graphical Optimization by Brooks Henderson
The Icing on the Cake—Adding Intervals to Graphs
Workshop Schedule

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news1008.pdf 552 KB
April 2010

Whirley Pop DOE
New Advanced Mixture Design Workshop Third European DOE User Meeting
Design-Expert 8 Order Form
Workshop Schedule

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news1004.pdf 391 KB
December 2009

Design-Expert, Version 8 Released!
FAQ on Graphical Selection of Factorial Effects—PST*
Design-Expert 8 Order Form
Workshop Schedule

news0912.pdf 936 KB
September 2009

Mark's Alka-Seltzer Experiment—ME*
Over-Selection of Effects on the Half-Normal Plot
A Dynamic New Approach to DOE Workshops
Workshop Schedule

news0909.pdf 608 KB
June 2009

Paper Clip Experiment Illustrates Statistical Design Principles—ME*
Power Calculator for Binomial Responses
Introducing Boston Software Group
Workshop Schedule

news0906.pdf 397 KB
March 2009

Science Fair Project Provides Education on Detecting Outliers—ME*
Workshop Schedule
A Free Primer on Mixture Design
Newsletter Subscription Preferences

news0903.pdf 548 KB
December 2008

Getting a Taste for Mixture Design via In-Class Experiments—ME*
Workshop Schedule
Introducing Dr. James Alloway, Jr.
The New Stat-Ease Support Forum

news0812.pdf 468 KB
September 2008

FDS—A Power Tool for Designers of Optimization Experiments—PW*
Workshop Schedule
Employee Profile—Elicia Bechard, Workshop Coordinator

news0809.pdf 1.2 MB
June 2008

How DOE Saved My Life and Made It Worth Living —ME*
New Class! Designed Experiments for Life Sciences
Workshop Schedule
Check Out the Stats Made Easy Blog!

news0806.pdf 440 KB
March 2008

Popcorn Experiment Remains Fresh for Featuring Factorial Screening—ME*
Follow-Up Study Reveals More Secrets for Making Popcorn
Workshop Schedule
Take Advantage of Free DOE Webinars

news0803.pdf 364 KB
December 2007

A Crash Course on DOE for Sales and Marketing—ME*
2nd European DOE User Meeting Coming in March!
When Power is Too Low in Factorial Designs (Part 2 of 2)
Upcoming Events
Workshop Schedule
Newsletter Subscription Preferences

news0712.pdf 351 KB
September 2007

Mixture Design Brews Up New Beer Cocktail—Black & Blue Moon—ME*
No More Under-Sized Factorials via Shari's Favorite New Tool (Part 1 of 2)
Upcoming Events
Workshop Schedule
"DOE Simplified, 2nd Edition" Order Form

news0709.pdf 398 KB
June 2007

Bonferroni Draws the Line on Over-Selection of Effects—ME*
Announcing Design-Ease 7.1 Software
Workshop Schedule
Design-Ease 7.1 Software Order Form

news0706.pdf 573 KB
March 2007

Design-Expert 7.1 Software Released!
Where Can You Find Us in 2007?
DOE for DFSS: Variation by Design Workshop
Workshop Schedule
Design-Expert 7.1 Software Order Form

news0703.pdf 441 KB
December 2006

The 10 Most Common Designed Experiment Mistakes
Where Can You Find Us in 2007?
Stat-Ease Around the World in 2006
Workshop Schedule
DE/DX Software Order Form

news0612.pdf 450 KB
August 2006

Fabulous Flying Felines
Free Update for Design-Expert 7 Users
The Best in DOE Education!
Where Can You Find Us?
Workshop Schedule
Newsletter Subscription Preferences

news0608.pdf 596 KB
April 2006

Design-Ease® 7 Software Released!
Introducing Wayne Adams
A Wonderful Day for a Boy and His Dog—Reader Feedback
Workshop Schedule

news0604.pdf 501 KB
December 2005

Stat-Ease Releases Design-Expert® 7!
Struggle for Power vs. Resolution vs. Simplicity in an ASTM Standard
Workshop Schedule

news0512.pdf 336 KB
July 2005

Strip Block Design Gives Battery Experiment a Charge
DOE Events Calendar
Stat-Ease is Seeking a DOE Professional
Workshop Schedule

news0507.pdf 317 KB
March 2005 Mixture Design Enhances the Nectar from an Exotic Amazonian Fruit
New DOE Class for Sales & Marketing
Where Can You Find Us
Workshop Schedule
news0503.pdf 559 KB
December 2004 University of MN Duluth Dogs
Three Factors Interacting vs. the 3FI Term
New Network Pricing and DX 6.0.10 Update
Workshop Schedule
news0412.pdf 553 KB

September 2004

Playing with Paper Helicopters—ME*
Power—How many Runs Do I Need?
Check Out Our Web Resources!
Workshop Schedule
news0409.pdf 351 KB
May 2004 Katie's Coke vs Pepsi DOE—ME*
FAQ: Interpreting Lack of Fit
Optimize Mediums with Mixture DOE
Spotlight on South Africa
Workshop Schedule
news0405.pdf 400 KB
December 2003 A DOE for the Sweet Tooth—SC*
Optimize your Formulations with Mixtures
Workshop Schedule
news0312.pdf 359 KB
September 2003 Messing with Medieval Missile Machines (Part 2)—ME*
Choosing the Right RSM Design
Learn How to Optimize your Process with RSM!
Workshop Schedule
news0309.pdf 355 KB
June 2003 Messing with Medieval Missile Machines (Part 1)—ME*
Semifolding—More Information, Fewer Runs
PreDOE—Basic Stats Course
How Do We Rate?
Workshop Schedule
news0306.pdf 132 KB
March 2003 Miracle Flowers Survive In Spite of Shari—SC*
New Joint Venture with Beckman Coulter
Mixture Case Studies Available
Workshop Schedule
news0303.pdf 147 KB
December 2002 Play Putty Makes Mixture Design Simple & Fun—ME*
Introducing www.statease.net—New Web Training!
Workshop Schedule
news0212.pdf 710 KB
September 2002 Six-Graders Experiment with Flying Disks—ME*
How to Avoid DOE Disaster—SC**
Workshop Schedule
news0209.pdf 641 KB
June 2002 Goldilocks and the 3 Chairs—SC**
Did you know that? (Helpful Hints for DX6)
New Private Workshop Pricing
Workshop Schedule

news0206.pdf

427 KB
March 2002 Six Sigma for the Road—ME*
Case Study Reprints Available
Workshop Schedule
news0203.pdf 367 KB
December 2001 Popcorn Shootout—ME*
Christmas Trees on my Effects Plot?—SC**
Call for Papers
Workshop Schedule
news0112.pdf 144 KB
September 2001 Bread DOE Part 2: Semifold Confirms Cause for Failure—ME*
3M Enhances SPE Disk Performance with DOE—Case Study
New Class—Statistics for Technical Professionals
Workshop Schedule
news0109.pdf 856 KB
June 2001 Using DOE to Make Bread, not Bricks (Or How to Bake Like a Pro)—ME*
Buy or Register Online at www.statease.com
Sign Up for the DOE FAQ Alert
Where Can you Find Us?2685
news0106.pdf 613 KB
March 2001 Mad Mark and the Meter Gnomes—ME*—Related Links
Rave Reviews for Design-Expert 6—Update Now to 6.0.3
Case Study Reprints Available
Answer a Brief Survey on E-Mail and Internet Usage
news0103.pdf 605 KB
December 2000 Do You Want to Make a Million Dollars?—ME*
V6 tricks with Design-Ease & Design-Expert
Case Study Reprints Available
Upgrade to DX6 or DE6
news0012.pdf 583 KB
September 2000 Design-Ease 6 release
V6 tricks with Design-Ease & Design-Expert
New workshop offered—DOE Simplified
Put a spring in your step—ME*
news0009.pdf 310 KB
June 2000 Design-Expert 6 release
International distributor spotlight: Alan Collins
More on 2000 DOE conference
news0006.pdf 231 KB
March 2000 Blocking is better—ME*
2000 DOE conference schedule
news0003.pdf 463 KB
December 1999 A case to test your metal—SC** Instructor spotlight: John Guerin news9912.pdf 100 KB
September 1999 Minnesota Mystery=Alien Alliance?—ME*
1999 DOE conference report
news9909.pdf 698 KB
May 1999 Mixture design makes gold shine—ME*
1999 DOE conference announcement
news9905.pdf 939 KB
December 1998 DOE whips woebegone weed whacker—ME*
Instructor spotlight: Carl McAfee
news9812.pdf 1.13 MB
September 1998 Waxing eloquent with mixture tricks—ME*
Instructor spotlight: Tom Scripps
new9809.pdf 113 KB
June 1998 Breaking the barcode--ME*
Center points in central composite designs—PST***
news9806.pdf 132 KB
March 1998  What is so good about bad leverages?—PST***
March of the Sugar-Pop soldiers—ME*
news9803.pdf 441 KB
December 1997 Cool Car—Summer in the City—ME*
FullFac makes multilevel designs easier
news1297.pdf 578 KB
September 1997 Bigger and better bubbles via mixture design—ME*
Don't let R2 fool you—PST***
news9709.pdf 578 KB
July 1997

Easiest Graphic Analysis Yet in Design-Ease 5
Design-Expert 5 Review in Scientific Computing World—Tailored Software Helps Plan Experiments
New Design Makes It All Clear—ME*
Workshops
Case Studies

Original Draft of New Design Makes Everything Clear—ME*
news9707.pdf 595 KB
January 1997

Version 5 Unleashed
The Programmers Behind Design-Expert 5
Workshops
Case Studies

news9701.pdf 432 KB
Summer 1996 ADRD class hones DOE skills
Design-Expert 5 for Windows beta version announced
Forbes article: DOE goes to market
news9607.pdf 2.08 MB
Winter 1996 Experiment Design Made Easy is a big help!
Less Time in Traffic--Part 2: Mark optimizes his commute.
news9601.pdf 1.73 MB
December 1995 Design-Expert Software Surpasses $1 Million in Sales
New 1996 Workshop Sites That Reduce Your Travel Costs
"The Expert's Corner" by Mark Anderson
news9512.pdf 537 KB
Summer 1995

Humble Start In 1985 Becomes Hennepin Square Ten Years Later
''The Expert's Corner" -Jim Mork
Statistical Design comes in from Right Field

news9506.pdf 391 KB
Spring 1995 Baldrige Award Winner Presents Coveted Recognition Certificates
Introducing ''The Expert's Corner"next issue
Mobil Chemical Formulation earns SME Attention

news9503.pdf 407 KB
Winter 1995 Hockey Adds Breakthroughs and Break to Workshop
Million Dollar Award Bestowed on Stat-Ease
Mixture Design—Simple as Pound Cake—ME*
news9412.pdf 345 KB
Fall 1994 Get GUI With New DESIGN-EASE V3
Mixture DOE Success Story in Adhesives Age
Statistical Design Tests Fantastic Footballs: Will Black Bomb Out-distance Nerf Turbo?
news9409.pdf 575 KB
Summer 1994

DESIGN-EASE Tossed in Window (Mac too)
DESIGN-EXPERT Version 4 Takes Regression A Step Forward and Backward - Automatically
Paper clip experiment illustrates design principles.

news9406.pdf 362 KB
Winter 1994

Popcorn Study Garners Rave Review
EDME goes to Orlando and Anaheim for "DOE and Disney"
Getting Maximum Mileage from Simple Comparative Experiments

news9401.pdf 2.02 MB
Fall 1993

Dow Corning leaps Leaps to Head of Class
Optimizing Performance with Desirability Functions

news9310.pdf 1.51 MB
Spring 1993

One if by Hand, Two if by 'Ease
Design-Ease for the Mac developers

news9304.pdf

2.18 MB

Winter 1993

Surging enrollment seen for DOE workshops
Design-Expert 3 makes optimization easier than ever
DOE is as easy as popping corn

news9301.pdf 1.31 MB
Fall 1992 New Advanced Experiment Design class
Design-Expert 3 offers rotatable 3D graphs
Pat exhibits DX3 at Nashville
news9310.pdf 743 KB
Spring 1992 Demand for DOE Rebounds
Case studies in search of authors
Stat-Ease sets up link to Singapore
Thanks to survey participants
Postscript upgrade for DE and DX
news9204.pdf

1.47 MB

Winter 1992 Survey says, "Design-Ease 2 is a hit!"
Design-Expert 3 advanced sales
Innovation in DOE to be unveiled at Quality Congress
news9201.pdf 231 KB
Winter 1990 "SPC Made Easy" helps you tame that unruly process
Dates set for public SPC workshops
news9001.pdf 103 KB

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