https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.10071
Efficient procedure for planning combinations of values of factors in experiments so that the data obtained can be analyzed to yield valid and objective conclusions.
Notes:
- Experimental design is applied to determine the set of conditions that are required to obtain a product or process with desirable, often optimal properties. A characteristic of experimental design is that these conditions are determined in a statistically-optimal way.
- Response surface methodology is considered an important part of experimental design.
- An "experimental design" (noun) usually refers to a table giving the levels of each factor for each run.