In this thesis we introduce and study an A-optimal minimax design criterion for two-level fractional factorial designs, which can be used to estimate a linear model with main effects and some interactions. The resulting designs are called A-optimal minimax designs, and they are robust against the misspecification of the terms in the linear model. They are also efficient, and often they are the same as A-optimal and D-optimal designs. Various theoretical results about A-optimal minimax designs are derived. A couple of search algorithms including a simulated annealing algorithm are discussed to search for optimal designs, and many interesting examples are presented in the thesis. / Graduate / 0463 / yinyue@uvic.ca
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:uvic.ca/oai:dspace.library.uvic.ca:1828/4865 |
Date | 29 August 2013 |
Creators | Yin, Yue |
Contributors | Zhou, Julie |
Source Sets | University of Victoria |
Language | English, English |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Thesis |
Rights | Available to the World Wide Web |
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