Split-plot and other multistratum structures are widely used in factorial and response surface experiments. Residual maximum likelihood (REML) and generalized least squares (GLS) estimation is seen as the state of the art method of data analysis for non-orthogonal designs. We analyse data from...

Most factorial experiments in industrial research form one stage in a sequence of experiments and so considerable prior knowledge is often available from earlier stages. A Bayesian A-optimality criterion is proposed for choosing designs, when each stage in experimentation consists of a small...