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Two-factor fitted response calculator

Two-factor two-level fitted response using supplied main/interaction coefficients; no statistical fitting.

optimization-design-of-experiments.napkin / editable
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SCENARIO COMPARISON

Compare the numbers.

This source describes an analytical model. Its quantities and checks are the view.

Scenarioresponse
8
7.8

All calculated quantities are listed with the inputs. Switch to Source to inspect the equations.

SCENARIOS / CALCULATED VALUESSAME SOURCE

Change an input to see the consequences.

response budget8.00 ✓ passes

BASELINE INPUTS

CALCULATED

response8

Edits change the baseline source.

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Baseline · Baseline
response budget8.00 ✓ passes
alternative · alternative
response budget7.80 ✓ passes

Illustrative first-order example. Checks are editable requirements, not design standards. The broader topic may require additional equations, data, and validation.

Formula and units

This example uses the following equations. Input names and units match the editable source above.

response
response = intercept+effectA*factorA+effectB*factorB+interaction*factorA*factorB

Original worked example

These are the baseline values in the downloadable source. Edits above let you test your own values.

Given

factor a
1
factor b
-1
intercept
10
effect a
2
effect b
3
interaction
1

Calculated

response
8

Assumptions and limits

Two-factor two-level fitted response using supplied main/interaction coefficients; no statistical fitting.

The requirement checks use the limits written in this example. Passing a check does not establish that the model covers every load, material behavior, or operating condition in a real design.

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Take it further with your agent

Napkin keeps the inputs, equations, checks and assumptions together in one study. Your agent sets it up; you change the numbers.

Try with Claude ↗

codex 'Use Napkin (https://napkin.engineering/mcp, or the local Napkin plugin) to build a study: Small design-of-experiments planner. Inputs: factors; levels; budget; response goals. Outputs: experiment matrix; estimable effects. Model scope: Objectives, bounded variables and explicit constraints. Read napkin_capabilities and the current snapshot. Ask me for the values that matter, label assumptions with units, author .napkin source, validate it and apply it with napkin_source using the current revision, then open the study. Add checks for the limits I supply. Keep unsupported analyses explicit.'

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The broader study

The topic brief below describes the broader scope. The worked example above states the particular calculation it implements.

  • Inputs: factors, levels, budget, response goals
  • Outputs: experiment matrix, estimable effects
  • Modes: calculate, compare, sweep
  • Drawing: Tradeoff and Pareto plots

EXECUTABLE WORKED EXAMPLE · FIRST-ORDER MODEL · CHECK THE SCOPE & ASSUMPTIONS

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