The Mismatched Worker or Practical Guide to Experimental Design

The Mismatched Worker

Author: Arne Kalleberg

In this provocative new study of American workers, sociologist Arne Kalleberg examines the consequences of "mismatched" workers or the lack of fit between people and their jobs. Most people now expect their paid work to be broadly fulfilling and enable them to satisfy the need for challenging work, meaningful relationships, and financial success. Kalleberg shows how these expanding expectations of work are leading to a growing number of mismatches between employees and their jobs. Each chapter frames a different type of mismatch and describes how the poor fit between individuals and their employers have negative consequences for workers and their families. In addition to giving readers a fresh way to think about how people work, The Mismatched Worker also suggests social polices and strategies that might alleviate worker dissatisfaction and simultaneously make organizations more efficient.

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Practical Guide to Experimental Design

Author: Normand L L Frigon

Over the last decade, Design of Experiments (DOE) has become established as a prime analytical and forecasting method with a vital role to play in product and process improvement. Now Practical Guide to Experimental Design lets you put this high-level statistical technique to work in your field, whether you are in the manufacturing or services sector.

This accessible book equips you with all of the basic technical and managerial skills you need to develop, execute, and evaluate designed experiments effectively. You will develop a solid grounding in the statistical underpinnings of DOE, including distributions, analysis of variance, and more. You will also gain a firm grasp of full and fractional factorial techniques, the use of DOE in fault isolation and failure analysis, and the application of individual DOE methods within an integrated system. Each procedure is clearly illustrated one step at a time with the help of simplified notation and easy-to-understand spreadsheets. The book's real-world approach is reinforced throughout by case studies, examples, and exercises taken from a broad cross section of business applications.

Practical Guide to Experimental Design is a valuable competitive asset for engineers, scientists, and decision-makers in many industries, as well as an important resource for researchers and advanced students.

This hands-on guide offers complete, down-to-earth coverage of Design of Experiments (DOE) basics, providing you with the technical and managerial tools you need to put this powerful technique into action to help you achieve your quality improvement objectives. Using a clear, step-by-step approach, Practical Guide toExperimental Design shows you how to develop, perform, and analyze designed experiments. The book features:
* Accessible coverage of statistical concepts, including data acquisition, reporting of results, sampling and other distributions, and more
* A complete range of analytical procedures - analysis of variance, full and fractional factorial DOE, and the role of DOE in fault isolation and failure analysis
* In-depth case studies, examples, and exercises covering a range of different uses of DOE
* Broad applications across manufacturing, service, administrative, and other business sectors

No matter what your field, Practical Guide to Experimental Design provides you with the "on-the-ground" assistance necessary to transform DOE theory into practice - the ideal guide for engineers, scientists, researchers, and advanced students.

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An accessible introduction to the basic technical and managerial skills needed to develop, execute, and evaluate designed experiments effectively using the Design of Experiments (DOE) model. Intended for engineers, scientists, and managers, the volume covers the theory, basic statistical concepts, statistical tests, analysis of variance, full factorial and fractional factorial experiments, nonparametric tests, fault isolation and failure analysis, DOE applications and industrial processes, and other DOE applications. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Table of Contents:

	Preface
1	Introduction: Getting Started	1
2	Basic Concepts in Statistics	39
3	Statistical Tests	75
4	Analysis Of Variance	93
5	Full Factorial Experiments	137
6	Fractional Factorial Experiments	163
7	Nonparametric Tests	199
8	Fault Isolation and Failure Analysis	211
9	DOE Applications to Industrial Processes	237
10	Other DOE Applications	265
	App. A: Statistical Tables	281
	App. B: Statistical Software	327
	Bibliography	337
	Index	339