Improving outcomes using Design of Experiments

Amanda French Chair
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
 
Michael McKibben Organizer
John Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab
 
Monday, Aug 4: 2:00 PM - 3:50 PM
0611 
Topic-Contributed Paper Session 
Music City Center 
Room: CC-103C 

Applied

Yes

Main Sponsor

Section on Statistics in Defense and National Security

Presentations

Sequential Optimal Design for Binary Regression: a Bio Mechanics Application

We build on the work of Neyer in using sequential design to more efficiently identify particular percentiles of interest. We also consider the problem of simultaneously minimizing the variance of multiple outputs with a single design. 

Speaker

Michael McKibben, John Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab

Beyond Industrial Experimentation: Using Screening Designs for Efficient Sensitivity Analysis

Co-Author

Abigael Nachtsheim, Los Alamos National Laboratory

Speaker

Shaowu Yuchi, Los Alamos National Laboratory

An Optimality Framework for Supersaturated Screening with the Lasso

Supersaturated Screening Designs (SSDs) are used for factor screening when there are more experimental factors than there are experimental runs. In this case, penalized estimation is commonly applied to analyze these experiments. This work proposes a framework for optimal SSDs in the context of the exact probability of lasso support recovery. 

Co-Author

Herschel Young, Eli Lilly Co

Speaker

Jonathan Stallrich, North Carolina State University

Bayesian Reliability Growth Planning for Complex DOD Systems

The DOD regularly acquires new, large, complex systems that require reliability testing. Although traditional experimental designs methods can be used to test reliability, each trial of the system may cost millions of dollars. This expense has led to an increasing desire to use results from similar, previous experiments through carefully crafted Bayesian priors. We discuss our refinement of current discrete-time methods, derive a fast approximation for quick analysis, and demonstrate results with an example system. 

Co-Author

Harris Bernstein, Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab

Speaker

Parker Trostle, Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory