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DX7-05A-Mix-P1.doc Rev. 3/14/06Again, right-click the Run column-header, but this time choose Sort by Run Order.Normally you’d now do a File, Print to produce a ‘recipe’ sheet for doing theexperiment. Go ahead if you have a printer available.Save Your WorkAnalyze the ResultsNow that you’ve invested some time into your design, it would be prudent to save yourwork. Click on File menu item and select Save As. The program displays a standardfile dialog box. Use it to specify the name and destination of your data file. Enter a filename in the field with the default extension of dx7. (We suggest tut-mix). Then clickon Save.Assume that the experiments are now complete. You now need to enter the responsesinto the Design-Expert software. For tutorial purposes, we see no benefit to making youtype all the numbers. Therefore, to save time, read the response data in from a file thatwe’ve put on your program’s Data directory. Select File, Open Design. Click on thefile called Mix.dx7. Then press OK. You now should see response data.There’s no need for typing in this case, but normally you’d have put in a lot more workat this stage, so always do a File, Save for preservation of entered response data.Response dataGo to the Analysis branch of Design-Expert and click on the node for Viscosity. Younow will work across the buttons at the top of the window.Design-Expert 7 User’s Guide Mixture Tutorial – Part 1 • 7