Experiment! : planning, implementing, and interpreting / Oivind Andersson.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

Front Matter -- Understanding the World. You, the Discoverer -- What is Science? -- Science's Childhood -- Science Inclined to Experiment -- Scientists, Engineers and Other Poets -- Interfering with the World. Experiment! -- Basic Statistics -- Statistics for Experiments -- Experimental Design -- Phase I: Planning -- Phase II: Data Collection -- Phase III: Analysis and Synthesis -- Appendix.

Experiments are the most effective way to learn about the world. By cleverly interfering with something to see how it reacts we are able to find out how it works. In contrast to passive observation, experimenting provides us with data relevant to our research and thus less time and effort is spent separating relevant from irrelevant information. The art of experimentation is often learnt by doing, so an intuitive understanding of the experimental method usually evolves gradually through years of trial and error. The aim of this book is to speed up the journey for the reader to becoming.