In Design of Experiments, blocking involves recognizing uncontrolled factors and ensuring as wide a spread across these factors.
Confounding occurs when you can’t distinguish the effects of certain factor interactions because of other potential factor effects.
Design of Experiments is a way to intelligently form decision frameworks on how to improve a process. This is done by determine what factors into a process.
Full Factorial Design leads to experiments where at least one trial is included for all possible combinations of factors and levels.
Design of Experiments Terminology can be daunting! Here’s an easy glossary to reference when working with these types of questions.