Deflategate has been in the news extensively in the past few months. The Ted Wells report includes 139 pages of text messages, rules, and data which delves into the hypothesis that the Patriots were responsible for deflating their footballs. Attached to the report is a 68 page lab analysis which is used to support the […]
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In this tutorial we will lead you through the process of setting up a DOE, analyzing it with regression/ graphical tools, and optimizing the output. This tutorial is not a replacement for DOE training, but rather an introduction to Quantum XL for those of you who have DOE experience. Step #1: Setting up the Designed
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The Patriots were recently fined $1 million, lost two draft picks, and lost Tom Brady for four games. The NFL’s motivation was that the Patriots’ footballs were deflated to a pressure outside the acceptable range of 12.5 to 13.5 psi. Given the data that was recorded at halftime, a very good argument can be made
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