Getting Started with

Qualitek-4 (QT4)
A quick tour of the software capabilities

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What does Qualitek-4 do?

z Designs Taguchi Experiments
Automatically: QT4 can design simple of mixed level
experiments when you only describe the factors and
levels.
Manually: QT4 allows you to select the array and
assign factors to the columns as you want. Unused
columns and Triangular Table information is made readily
available on demand.
z Analyzes results with a few Clicks of Mouse

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Analysis & Design Capabilities

Normally you would start with DESIGN of your experiment using
Qualitek-4. Since, we already have an example, PISTON.Q4W,
experiment designed, let us first see how Qualitek-4 can
ANALYZE results. Later, we will see how Qualitek-4 capabilities
helps us DESIGN our own experiments.

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Lets Get Started -1

(Install software and explore some capabilities)

Run Qualitek-4 (QT4) program from your computer and click OK past the
Registration Screen to the experiment configuration screen.
Notice that experiment file PISTON.Q4W is already loaded
in memory. If not, OPEN file PISTON.Q4W.

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Analysis of Results
Proceed to Review and Analyze Results of PISTON and other example
experiments. There are over 50 example experiments of all sizes
included with the program.

Analysis of Results
Menu Options

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Piston is one of over

50 experiment files.

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Standard Analysis
In Analysis menu, select Standard Analysis option.

Click Yes when Notice is prompted.

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Analysis - Select QC
Before you can proceed with analysis, you need to select the quality
characteristic (QC) for the analysis. This selection helps Qualitek-4
automatically determine the optimum condition.
Select Smaller is better QC for analysis
and click OK to proceed

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Analysis - Result Review

Review results and click on Graph button if you wish to view it.
Click OK when done.
Results

Graph showing within trial and between

trial variation of results.

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Analysis- Main Effects

While in the Main Effect screen, click Plot to view plots of Main Effect. Click
OK to return to Main Effect screen.
Main Effects
(Difference of factor
average effects)

Once you are in the

graphics screen,click
the "<<" or ">>" button
at the bottom of the
graph to display other
factor plots.

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Analysis - Interaction Study

Click on Interaction button, to display interaction plots between any two factors. Select
the Automatic option if you want QT4 to calculate interaction between all possible
factors, even though you may not have thought about all the interactions or included
them in your study.
Select the Automatic option

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Analysis - Interaction Study

QT4 calculates N (N-1)/2 possible pairs of interactions for N
factors and ranks them by Severity of their presence (Severity
Index, 0 - 100%). Click OK or Cancel to return to Main Effect
screen and click OK to proceed to ANOVA screen.
Review the list and note the important pairs of
interaction for future reference.

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Analysis -Interaction Plot

You can view all possible interactions, one at a time, by double clicking on
the description of the interaction.

Double click
here to view
plot of interaction.

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Analysis - ANOVA
In ANOVA screen, try POOLING the factor with least amount of influence
(last column).
Double click on the factor description to
POOL this factor.

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Analysis - Modified ANOVA

It is common practice to POOL insignificant factor/interaction in ANOVA. Pooling is
done based on the confidence level.

Click YES to pool this factor and see the

revised ANOVA.

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Analysis - ANOVA Bar Graph

You can click on the Bar Graph at the bottom of ANOVA to review the graphical
plot of the influence of the factors to the variability of the results.
Click RETURN to go back
to the ANOVA screen.

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Analysis - ANOVA Pie Diagram

You can also click on the Pie Chart at the bottom of ANOVA to
review the graphical plot of the influence of the factors to the
variability of the results.
Click RETURN to go back to the ANOVA screen.

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Analysis - Optimum Condition

When you click OK in the ANOVA screen, you will see the Optimum screen
shown. Qualitek-4 selects only the significant factors to identify the desirable
levels and estimate the expected performance.
Click on the GRAPH to display the stacked diagram of the contribution from
different factor to the estimated performance.

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Analysis Factor contributions

Stacked Diagram shows how each factor contributes to the improvement
estimated.
Click RETURN to go back to Optimum screen

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Analysis - Confidence Interval

Click C.I. to calculate confidence interval on the expected performance.

Type in the
confidence level
and click
OK to calculate.
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Analysis Confidence Interval

The confidence interval on the expected performance specifies the upper and
lower limits within which the MEAN performance of a population samples
tested in the optimum condition, is expected to fall. The experiment is
considered satisfactory when the mean performance falls within this limit.
Review and click OK to return to optimum screen.

Expected
performance
limits

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Analysis -Variation Diagram

Generally, the analysis is completed at this point. For additional
information about the expected improvement, you may want to create a
graphical plot of the expected performance and predict cost savings.

Click on Variation
button.

Click OK
to proceed.

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Analysis - Plotting Variation

Click on Plot to proceed to display the variation diagram.

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Analysis
Variation Reduction Plot
The diagram shows expected performance distribution from designs before and after the
design improvement. The cost savings and capability indices are also estimated based on
the experimental data. Click Return to go back to the optimum screen.

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End of Analysis
When at optimum screen, click OK to return to
the main screen. From the file menu, click on
Open and select any other experiment file from
the list of over 50 files (Open POUND.Q4W if
you are interested in reviewing OEC). Analyze
results by following steps 3 -8.
Proceed to learn how to design experiments.

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Experiment Designs TWO WAYS TO DESIGN EXPERIMENTS

Automatic Experiment Design If you want
Qualitek-4 to select the appropriate orthogonal
arrays and design the experiment, select the
Automatic Design option in the DESIGN menu.
Qualitek-4 can design experiments for most
common situations.
Manual Experiment Design In this option, you
select the array and assign the factors to the
appropriate columns.

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Experiment Designs- Automatic

To design your own experiment, prepare a list of factors and levels for a
practice experiment (say THREE factors at 2-level and ONE factor at 3level ).
Click on the DESIGN menu
and select Automatic Design.

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Experiment DesignsInput # of Factors

Check boxes for factor type and
set the number of factors in each.

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Experiment DesignsConfirm Array Selection

Click OK to approve the selection of the array for the

experiment design.

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Experiment DesignsFactor Descriptions

Describe the THREE 2-level factors and their levels.
Click OK to proceed.

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Experiment DesignsAutomatic
Describe the 3-level factor and its levels.
Click OK to proceed.

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Experiment DesignsFactor Assignment

Click OK to proceed.

Column 1 of the L-8 array is modified to accommodate the 3-level factor in this
design. Other 2-level factors are arbitrarily assigned to the remaining columns.

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Experiment DesignsExperiment Title

This screen allow to enter some optional information about the experiment.
Click OK to proceed.

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Experiment Designs Automatically Modified Array

Notice that the column 1 of the array is upgraded to a 3-level column using
columns 2 & 3. Click OK when finished.

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Experiment DesignsNaming and Saving File

Enter a name (8 or less characters) for the file.
Then, click OK to proceed.

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Experiment DesignsEnd of Experiment Design

Once the experiment is designed, you will be able to obtain the
descriptions of the trial conditions. Select Trial Condition from the
Condition menu.

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Experiment DesignsTrial Descriptions

Review description of one trial at a time by clicking on
Next Trial. Click Return when finished.

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Experiment Designs- Automatic

Once the experiments are carried
out and the results collected, you will
enter results for analysis. Click on Enter Result to do so.

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Experimental Results Input/Entry

Depending on the number of samples tested in each trial condition, you will have one
or more columns of results. Type-in results one column at a time.

Click OK when done.

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Experiment Designs- File Update

Upon completion of results entry, you will have the option to update the file, or save it under a
new name.

Click OK to update the file.

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End of Design
The design of your experiment now is completed.
You may now proceed to analyze the results
following the steps demonstrated earlier with
PISTON.Q4W experiment file. You can also take
time to slowly explore many other options of the
software such as Signal-to-Noise ratio analysis,
Loss Function, Overall evaluation Criteria (OEC),
Dynamic Characteristics, etc. .

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Tips for Getting Started and Screen Capture

To review an example experiment with dynamic characteristics, yo u will open file DCAS400.Q4W as shown below.
You can also benefit from tips provided under the Practice Tips menu as shown.

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Capability to Calculate Population

Statistics
This is an additional capability to calculate some popular distribution statistics. You
enter into this screen from Loss/Savings menu.

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Process Diagram for Dynamic

Characteristics
You will see this process diagram when you proceed to analyze the results of DCAS400.Q4W experiment by selecting Dynamic Characteristics in Analysis menu.

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Five Easy Steps for Problem Solving

An alternative to standard analysis, this is an additional capability to utilize the L-8 array
experiment for problem solving applications where the user need not be familiar with the
details of DOE technique.

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New Version z

Features

New Capabilities
(Version 6.3+)
Data Transfer by Copy & Paste
. Select RESULT menu option from the main screen

Saving Trial Conditions to Files

. Select CONDITION menu option from the main screen

Option to Analyze Results Using Standard Deviation

. Select ANALYSIS menu option from the main screen, then go for
STANADARD ANALYSIS.

Simpler Definition of S/N Ratio for Nominal Quality Characteristic

. Select ANALYSIS menu option from the main screen, then go for S/N
ANALYSIS, then NOMINAL..

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