04/13/2026
When you're running a designed experiment, you're rarely optimizing for just one thing. But how does Stat-Ease software actually find the "sweet spot" when your responses are competing with each other?
In her blog post, Stat-Ease consultant Shari Kraber walks you through the numerical optimization algorithm behind Stat-Ease software: how desirability is calculated, how goals and limits shape the search, and how the algorithm finds conditions that work for all your responses at once.
If you've ever wondered what's happening under the hood when you hit "optimize," this one's worth a read.