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==== What Is An Experiment? ==== | ==== What Is An Experiment? ==== | ||
- | An experiment can be seen as a structured method for collecting data to test a hypothesis. The process of designing a good experiment involves reducing | + | (notes in progress) |
+ | An experiment can be seen as a structured method for collecting evidence to test a hypothesis. The process of designing a good experiment involves reducing | ||
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+ | labcraft | ||
+ | * ref. labcraft pp89~96 | ||
+ | * prototyping pp91~96 | ||
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on unstructured tinkering and statistical validity... | on unstructured tinkering and statistical validity... | ||
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* A demonstration is a way to explain a principle by an example. it provides evidence of the the principle under investigation. | * A demonstration is a way to explain a principle by an example. it provides evidence of the the principle under investigation. | ||
* An experiment is a test performed to discover an unknown or to validate (or refute) a theoretical principle. | * An experiment is a test performed to discover an unknown or to validate (or refute) a theoretical principle. | ||
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+ | how can we frame a feasabulity study, or pilot project as an experiment? how does it help? | ||
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+ | replicability [...] | ||
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