The asymmetrical or mixed-level factorial design is a kind of important design in practice. There is a natural problem on how to choose an optimal (
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design for the practical need, where
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design with fixed number of runs contains clear two-factor interaction (in brief 2fi) components and when it contains clear main effects or clear 2fis. It further gives the complete classification of (
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designs according to the clear 2fi components, main effects and 2fis they have.
Keywords Clear - Asymmetrical design - Minimum aberration - Resolution
Mathematics Subject Classification (2000) 62K15 - 62K05