1----- <~dex2k\expgoals.top> Experimental Goals: 2**k Full Factorial Designs 2 3Experimental Goals: 2**k Full Factorial Designs 4 5The typical experimental goal which the analyst is 6entertaining while considering the use of full 7factorial designs is that he/she would like to 8determine the most important factors which drive a 9process. Other related goals can be accomodated 10with full factorial designs (e.g., forming a 11prediction equation and determining best factor 12settings), but the main focus which allows such 13designs to be profitably used is the desire on 14behalf of the analyst to uncover the most 15important factors in a process. 16 17