Generators for 2-Level Designs
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The first line for each design gives the number of factors, the number of runs, the resolution (R) of the design without blocking, and the design generators. On the following lines, there is one entry for each number of blocks. The number before the parentheses is the number of blocks, in the parentheses are the block generators, and the number after the parentheses is the resolution of the blocked design.

factor

runs

R

Design Generators

2

4

-

Full

 

 

 

2(AB)3

 

 

 

 

3

4

3

C=AB

 

 

 

no blocking

3

8

-

Full

 

 

 

2(ABC)4 4(AB,AC)3

 

 

 

 

4

8

4

D=ABC

 

 

 

2(AB)3 4(AB,AC)3

4

16

-

Full

 

 

 

2(ABCD)5 4(BC,ABD)3 8(AB,BC,CD)3

 

 

 

 

5

8

3

D=AB,E=AC

 

 

 

2(BC)3

5

16

5

E=ABCD (E=ABC for 8 blocks)

 

 

 

2(AB)3 4(AB,AC)3 8(AB,AC,AD)3

5

32

-

Full

 

 

 

2(ABCDE)6 4(ABC,CDE)4 8(AC,BD,ADE)3 16(AB,AC,CD,DE)3

 

 

 

 

6

8

3

D=AB,E=AC,F=BC

 

 

 

2(BE)3

6

16

4

E=ABC,F=BCD

 

 

 

2(ACD)4  4(AE,ACD)3  8(AB,BC,BF)3

6

32

6

F=ABCDE

 

 

 

2(ABF)4 4(BC,ABF)3 8(AD,BC,ABF)3 16(AB,BC,CD,DE)3

6

64

-

Full

 

 

 

2(ABCDEF)7 4(ABCF,ABDE)5 8(ACE,ADF,BCF)4

 

 

 

16(AD,BE,CE,ABF)3 32(AB,BC,CD,DE,EF)3

7

8

3

D=AB,E=AC,F=BC,G=ABC

 

 

 

no blocking

7

16

4

E=ABC,F=BCD,G=ACD

 

 

 

2(ABD)4  4(AB,AC)3  8(AB,AC,AD)3

7

32

4

F=ABCD,G=ABDE

 

 

 

2(CDE)4 4(CF,CDE)3 8(AB,AD,CG)3

7

64

7

G=ABCDEF

 

 

 

2(CDE)4 4(ACF,CDE)4 8(ACF,ADG,CDE)4 16(AB,AC,EF,EG)3

7

128

-

Full

 

 

 

2(ABCDEFG)8 4(ABDE,ABCFG)5 8(ABC,AFG,DEF)4 16(ABE,ADG,CDE,EFG)4 32(AC,BD,CE,DF,ABG)3 64(AB,BC,CD,DE,EF,FG)3

 

 

 

 

8

16

4

E=BCD,F=ACD,G=ABC,H=ABD

 

 

 

2(AB)3  4(AB,AC)3  8(AB,AC,AD)3

8

32

4

F=ABC,G=ABD,H=BCDE

 

 

 

2(ABE)4 4(EH,ABE)3 8(AB,AC,BD)3

8

64

5

G=ABCD,H=ABEF

 

 

 

2(ACE)4 4(ACE,BDF)4 8(BC,FH,BDF)3 16(BC,DE,FH,BDF)3

8

128

8

H=ABCDEFG

 

 

 

2(ABCD)5 4(ABCD,ABEF)5 8(ABCD,ABEF,BCEG)5
16(BF,DE,ABG,AEH)3  32(AC,BD,BF,DE,AEH)3

 

 

 

 

9

16

3

E=ABC,F=BCD,G=ACD,H=ABD,J=ABCD

 

 

 

2(AB)3  4(AB,AC)3

9

32

4

F=BCDE,G=ACDE,H=ABDE,J=ABCE

 

 

 

2(AEF)4  4(AB,CD)3  8(AB,AC,CD)3

9

64

4

G=ABCD,H=ACEF,J=CDEF

 

 

 

2(BCE)4 4(ABF,ACJ)4 8(AD,AH,BDE)3 16(AC,AD,AJ,BF)3

9

128

6

H=ACDFG,J=BCEFG

 

 

 

2(CDEJ)5 4(ABFJ,CDEJ)5 8(ACF,AHJ,BCJ)4 16(AE,CG,BCJ,BDE)3

 

 

 

 

10

16

3

E=ABC,F=BCD,G=ACD,H=ABD,J=ABCD,K=AB

 

 

 

2(AC)3  4(AD,AG)3

10

32

4

F=ABCD,G=ABCE,H=ABDE,J=ACDE,K=BCDE

 

 

 

2(AB)3  4(AB,BC)3  8(AB,AC,AH)3

10

64

4

G=BCDF,H=ACDF,J=ABDE,K=ABCE

 

 

 

2(AGJ)4  4(CD,AGJ)3  8(AG,CJ,CK)3  16(AC,AG,CJ,CK)3

10

128

5

H=ABCG,J=BCDE,K=ACDF

 

 

 

2(ADG)4 4(ADG,BDF)4 8(AEH,AGK,CDH)4 16(BH,EG,JK,ADG)3

 

 

 

 

11

16

3

E=ABC,F=BCD,G=ACD,H=ABD,J=ABCD,K=AB,L=AC

 

 

 

2(AD)3  4(AE,AH)3

11

32

4

F=ABC,G=BCD,H=CDE,J=ACD,K=ADE,L=BDE

 

 

 

2(ABD)4  4(AK,ABD)3  8(AB,AC,AD)3

11

64

4

G=CDE,H=ABCD,J=ABF,K=BDEF,L=ADEF

 

 

 

2(AHJ)4 4(FL,AHJ)3 8(CD,CE,DL)3 16(AB,AC,AE,AF)3

11

128

5

H=ABCG,J=BCDE,K=ACDF,L=ABCDEFG

 

 

 

2(ADJ)4 4(ADJ,BFH)4 8(ADJ,AHL,BFH)4 16(BC,DF,GL,BFH)3

 

 

 

 

12

16

3

E=ABC,F=ABD,G=ACD,H=BCD,J=ABCD,K=AB,L=AC,M=AD

 

 

 

2(AG)3 4(AF,AG)3

12

32

4

F=ACE,G=ACD,H=ABD,J=ABE,K=CDE,L=ABCDE,M=ADE

 

 

 

2(ABC)4 4(DG,DH)3 8(AB,AC,AD)3

12

64

4

G=DEF,H=ABC,J=BCDE,K=BCDF,L=ABEF,M=ACEF

 

 

 

2(ABM)4 4(AB,AC)3 8(AB,AC,BM)3 16(AB,AD,BE,BM)3

12

128

4

H=ACDG,J=ABCD,K=BCFG,L=ABDEFG,M=CDEF

 

 

 

2(ACF)4 4(BG,BJ)3 8(BG,BJ,AGM)3 16(BG,BJ,FM,AGM)3

 

 

 

 

13

16

3

E=ABC,F=ABD,G=ACD,H=BCD,J=ABCD,K=AB,L=AC,M=AD,N=BC

 

 

 

2(AG)3

13

32

4

F=ACE,G=BCE,H=ABC,J=CDE,K=ABCDE,L=ABE,M=ACD,N=ADE

 

 

 

2(ABD)4 4(CG,GH)3 8(AB,AC,AD)3

13

64

4

G=ABC,H=DEF,J=BCDF,K=BCDE,L=ABEF,M=ACEF,N=BCEF

 

 

 

2(AB)3 4(AB,AC)3 8(AB,AC,AN)3 16(AB,AD,BE,BM)3

13

128

4

H=DEFG,J=BCEG,K=BCDFG,L=ABDEF,M=ACEF,N=ABC

 

 

 

2(ADE)4 4(AB,AC)3 8(AB,AC,AGK)3 16(AB,AC,ABM,AGK)3

 

 

 

 

14

16

3

E=ABC,F=ABD,G=ACD,H=BCD,J=ABCD,K=AB,L=AC,M=AD,N=BC,O=BD

 

 

 

2(AG)3

14

32

4

F=ABC,G=ABD,H=ABE,J=ACD,K=ACE,L=ADE,M=BCD,N=BCE, O=BDE

 

 

 

2(ACL)4 4(AB,ACL)3 8(AC,AL,AO)3

14

64

4

G=BEF,H=BCF,J=DEF,K=CEF,L=BCE,M=CDF,N=ACDE,O=BCDEF

 

 

 

2(ABC)4 4(BC,BE)3 8(BC,BE,BG)3 16(AB,BC,BE,BG)3

14

128

4

H=EFG,J=BCFG,K=BCEG,L=ABEF,M=ACEF,N=BCDEF,O=ABC

 

 

 

2(ADE)4 4(AB,AC)3 8(AB,AC,BM)3 16(AB,AC,BM,DG)3

 

 

 

 

15

16

3

E=ABC,F=ABD,G=ACD,H=BCD,J=ABCD,K=AB,L=AC,M=AD,N=BC,O=BD,P=CD

 

 

 

no blocking

15

32

4

F=ABC,G=ABD,H=ABE,J=ACD,K=ACE,L=ADE,M=BCD,N=BCE,O=BDE, P=CDE

 

 

 

2(ABP)4 4(AB,BP)3 8(AB,AD,AK)3

15

64

4

G=ABC,H=ABD,J=ABE,K=ABF,L=ACD,M=ACE,N=ACF,O=ADE,P=ADF

 

 

 

2(ABL)4 4(AM,ABL)3 8(AB,AC,AD)3 16(AB,AC,AD,AE)3

15

128

4

H=ABFG,J=ACDEF,K=BEF,L=ABCEG,M=CDFG,N=ACDEG,O=EFG,

 

 

 

P=ABDEFG

 

 

 

2(ADE)4 4(EG,GP)3 8(EG,GP,OP)3 16(BO,EG,GP,OP)3