Optimum Designs for Optimum Mixtures: An Informative Review

Abstract

In a mixture experiment, the measured response is assumed to depend only on the relative proportions of ingredients or components present in the mixture. Scheffe´ (1958) first systematically considered this problem, and introduced different models and suitable designs. Optimum designs for the estimation of parameters in various mixture models are available in the literature. However, in a mixture experiment, interest is likely to be more on the optimum mixing proportions of the ingredients being used. In this exposition, we take the readers on a journey through the optimum designs developed for estimating the optimum mixture combination as accurately as possible under various mixture models. International Journal of Statistical Sciences, Vol.24(1), March, 2024, pp 1-14