ABSTRACT
This chapter reviews how design of experiments (DOEs) is designed. It describes a card trick that utilizes the base design of a DOE. The chapter helps to understand how this simple card trick can be utilized to solidify students' learning of DOEs. This chapter is unique in that it ties in the concept of DOE with a very unusual card trick. The concept utilizes a 5-factor, 2-level, full-factorial design in conjunction with a de Bruijn sequence to perform a mind-reading trick used with mid-to-large-size classrooms or audiences. The chapter demonstrates one of 135 the most difficult DOEs simplified for most. Most students will reach the Aha moment after this exercise, and their understanding and confidence will expand into other uses of this technique. DOE is a very powerful tool for industry and transactional areas, and if taught properly, it can be learned by everyone.
