Coding for mixture components differs from that for non-mixture factors. However, as with non-mixture factors, a benefit of coding for mixture factors is that it helps you interpret parameter estimates. See PseudoComponent Coding.
Figure A.19 shows the Mixture column property panel for the factor m1 in the Vinyl Data.jmp sample data table, found in the Design Experiment folder.
Figure A.19 Mixture Column Property Panel
A pseudo-component is a linear transformation. Let S denote the sum of the mixture components. Suppose that i columns have been assigned the Mixture column property. Suppose that the columns and effects constructed from these columns are entered as effects in the Fit Model window.
If you select both L PseudoComponent Coding and U PseudoComponent Coding, the Fit Model platform uses the L coding if (S – L) < (U – S). Otherwise, the U coding is used.