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Qian et al. (2008) Function

Description:

Dimensions: 2

This function has one quantitative and one qualitative input variable. The plot above shows the function for both possible values of the qualitative z-variable.

Input Domain:

The quantitative variable x is in [0, 1], and the qualitative variable z takes on one of the two possible values in {1, 2}.

Code:

Reference:

Qian, P. Z., Wu, H., & Wu, C. J. (2008). Gaussian process models for computer experiments with qualitative and quantitative factors. Technometrics, 50(3).

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