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Stat-Teaser Issue	Selected Highlights	Filename	Size
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	New Design Makes Everything Clear—ME*	news9707.pdf	122 KB

*ME = Mark's Experiment **SC = Shari's Challenge ***PST = Pat's Stat Tips
^†Meddle with metal to earn a medal for testing your mettle.

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