No. of expts. ST LB BB LA
  Real value (%) Coded value (X1) Real value(%) Coded value (X2) Real value(%) Coded value (X3) Real value (%) Coded value (X4)
1 1 -1 1 -1 1 -1 1 -1
2 2 1 1 -1 1 -1 1 -1
3 1 -1 2 1 1 -1 1 -1
4 2 1 2 1 1 -1 1 -1
5 1 -1 1 -1 2 1 1 -1
6 2 1 1 -1 2 1 1 -1
7 1 -1 2 1 2 1 1 -1
8 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 -1
9 1 -1 1 -1 1 -1 2 1
10 2 1 1 -1 1 -1 2 1
11 1 -1 2 1 1 -1 2 1
12 2 1 2 1 1 -1 2 1
13 1 -1 1 -1 2 1 2 1
14 2 1 1 -1 2 1 2 1
15 1 -1 2 1 2 1 2 1
16 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1
17 0.5 -2 1.5 0 1.5 0 1.5 0
18 2.5 2 1.5 0 1.5 0 1.5 0
19 1.5 0 0.5 -2 1.5 0 1.5 0
20 1.5 0 2.5 2 1.5 0 1.5 0
21 1.5 0 1.5 0 0.5 -2 1.5 0
22 1.5 0 1.5 0 2.5 2 1.5 0
23 1.5 0 1.5 0 1.5 0 0.5 -2
24 1.5 0 1.5 0 1.5 0 2.5 2
25 1.5 0 1.5 0 1.5 0 1.5 0
26 1.5 0 1.5 0 1.5 0 1.5 0
27 1.5 0 1.5 0 1.5 0 1.5 0
28 1.5 0 1.5 0 1.5 0 1.5 0
29 1.5 0 1.5 0 1.5 0 1.5 0
30 1.5 0 1.5 0 1.5 0 1.5 0
31 1.5 0 1.5 0 1.5 0 1.5 0
Table 2: Real and coded values for independent variables proportions of Streptococcus thermophillus (X1), Lactobacillus bulgaricus (X2), Bifidobacterium bifidus (X3) and Lactobacillus acidophilus (X4) for the preparation of MSFPY.