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The Use Of Scheffe-Equivalent Equations To Predict Physical Properties Of Neoprene, Cheng Y. Loh

Retrospective Theses and Dissertations

The goal of this study is to find a more organized and directed approach to build models for mixture systems. An attempt is made to generate and then compare Scheffe (mixture) models with those generated by McGee using the ‘conventional’ method for neoprene data. The models are judged on their ability to predict physical properties of neoprene by comparing the following: predicted and actual values by inspection; the calculated % error of prediction; the squared multiple correlation coefficients; adjusted squared multiple correlation coefficients; the Fisher statistic and significance probability. Scheffe models do not have an intercept term and test statistics …