WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN

OFAT
&

DOE?
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 WHAT IS
OFAT?

One Factor At a Time (OFAT) is a

problem-solving technique to
identify the critical causes for an
effect from a pool of potential
causes.

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The approach adopted is to
change one cause, ceteris paribus,
i.e. while keeping everything else
(all other reasons) constant.
Hypothesis testing is the most
commonly used tool for OFAT.

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 WHAT IS
DOE?

Design of Experiments (DOE) is a

problem-solving technique to
identify the critical causes for an
effect from a pool of potential
causes.

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The approach adopted is by
changing multiple causes at the
same time. In addition to
identifying the critical causes,
DOE can also be used to optimize
the problem to achieve the
desired outcome.

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In OFAT, we hold 1 factor as
constant and alter the 2nd variable
level. The experimenter can decide
upon the number of experiments to
be conducted. In DOE, multiple
(more than two factors) can be
manipulated. The number of
experiments is selected by design
itself.

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It is sensible to say DOE is
superior to OFAT, as we can save
time and don’t have to perform
multiple tests / experiments. In
DOE, we can estimate the
interactions between the factors
but not in OFAT.

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In DOE, prediction is better as the
experimental runs have better
data spread than in OFAT with the
same number of experimental
runs.

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