TA Algorithm to find a lean design Runs n=9, Factors s=4. Initial Design: 1 3 1 2 1 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 3 2 3 3 1 1 1 2 1 3 1 3 2 3 3 2 3 Criterion: maximize Det(X(5)'X(5))*...*Det(X(9)'X(9)) Search Type:(b) - f1(x1) ... f1(xs) f2(x1) ... f2(xs) Result Design: 1 3 1 2 1 2 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 2 1 2 1 1 3 2 3 3 1 3 3 2 3 3 1 3 2 2 2 2 2 Runs Permutation: 1 2 3 7 5 6 9 8 4 Factors Permutation: 1 2 3 4 Max Product Det: 0.18262 ============================================ Expanded Matrix: 1 -1 1 -1 0 -1 -1 -1 2 1 -1 0 1 1 -1 2 -1 -1 1 1 0 -1 -1 -1 2 -1 -1 1 -1 -1 0 -1 -1 -1 2 -1 1 0 -1 -1 1 2 -1 -1 -1 1 0 1 1 -1 2 -1 -1 -1 1 1 1 0 1 -1 -1 2 -1 1 1 -1 1 0 -1 -1 -1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 Det(X'X)^(1/k) - Std EachStd Original --------------------------- Top 5 Left 5 Corner: 0.488359 0.804738 3.177672 Top 6 Left 6 Corner: 0.617715 0.860153 4.762203 Top 7 Left 7 Corner: 0.730600 0.898641 6.357804 Top 8 Left 8 Corner: 0.828607 0.923999 7.896444 Top 9 Left 9 Corner: 1.000000 1.000000 10.227532 Det Product: 0.18262301 0.57476267 7770.0975 ============================================ Expanded Matrix for initial design: 1 -1 1 -1 0 -1 -1 -1 2 1 -1 0 1 1 -1 2 -1 -1 1 1 0 -1 -1 -1 2 -1 -1 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 1 0 -1 -1 1 2 -1 -1 -1 1 0 1 1 -1 2 -1 -1 -1 1 -1 -1 0 -1 -1 -1 2 -1 1 1 -1 1 0 -1 -1 -1 2 1 1 1 0 1 -1 -1 2 -1 For inital design Det(X'X)^(1/k) - Std EachStd Original --------------------------- Top 5 Left 5 Corner: 0.000222 0.000444 0.000000 Top 6 Left 6 Corner: 0.001045 0.001680 0.000000 Top 7 Left 7 Corner: 0.599337 0.759999 5.215532 Top 8 Left 8 Corner: 0.696772 0.792550 6.640092 Top 9 Left 9 Corner: 1.000000 1.000000 10.227532 Det Product: 5.6132e-008+1.2607e-007i 2.6101e-007+5.8623e-007i 0+0i