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factorial experiment
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fac·to·ri·al experiment (fk-tôr-l)
n.
An experimental design in which two or more series of treatments are tried in all combinations.

factorial experiment
see factorial experiment.

factorial experiment design
a design for an experiment in which all levels of each controlled variable are included with all levels of the others.


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While DMAIC is designed to isolate and study one variable at a time, factorial experiments are conducted to measure the results of multiple inputs simultaneously.
Hardcastle, HK, "Characterizing the Effect of Weathering Variables Using Accelerated Fractional Factorial Experiments.
Researchers typically use fractional factorial experiments to narrow a collection of many suspect variables down to a few significant variables and identify the variables that warrant further investigation while screening out variables that do not.
 
 
 
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