Fractional Factorial Design

The following is an excerpt on DOE designed experiments techniques from Six Sigma Demystified (2011, McGraw-Hill) by Paul Keller.

Fractional Factorial Design - (FFD) A FFD is a factorial experimental design that is a regular fraction (1/2, 1/4, 1/8,...; 1/3, 1/9, 1/ 27,....; 1/5, 1/25,...), a 3/4 fraction or an irregular unbalanced fraction of a complete factorial design.

A fractional factorial design is obtained by aliasing factor interactions with one another, which prevents independent estimate of their effect.

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