The data are from a solar panel simulation case study.
The original source that Box, Hunter and Hunter used is http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0038092X67900515
A theoretical model for a commercial system was made. A 2^4 factorial design was used (center point is not included in this dataset).
The factors are dimensionless groups (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimensionless_quantity)
related to
A
: total daily insolation,
B
: the tank capacity,
C
: the water flow through the absorber,
D
: solar intermittency coming in.
The responses variables are
y1
: collection efficiency, and
y2
: the energy delivery efficiency.
The coded values for A
, B
, C
, and D
are given, with -1 representing
the low value and +1 the high value.
data(solar)
A data.frame containing 16 observations of 6 variables (A, B, C, D, with y1 and y2 as responses.)
Box, G. E. P. and Hunter, J. S. and Hunter, W. G., 2005, Statistics for Experimenters, Second edition. Wiley."