Factorial and Fractional Factorial Designs

Many experiments in engineering, science and business involve several factors. This course is an introduction to these types of multifactor experiments. The appropriate experimental strategy for these situations is based on the factorial design, a type of experiment where factors are varied together. This course focuses on designing these types of experiments and on using the ANOVA for analyzing the resulting data. These types of experiments often include nuisance factors, and the blocking

• Conduct a factorial experiment in blocks and construct and analyze a fractional factorial design
• Apply the factorial concept to experiments with several factors
• Use the analysis of variance for factorial designs
• Use the 2^k system of factorial designs