Practical Strategies for Experimenting

Written by a statistician with a wealth of practical experience in designing and implementing experimental trials, this book offers a rare example of how to experiment. Structured as a checklist in order to assist the reader in planning a good experiment, the author also ensures that the principles behind the processes are well introduced by discussing real experiments.

Clarify the Objective.
Summarize Beliefs and Uncertainties.
Decide on a Strategy.
Plan a Single Experiment.
Design the Experiment.
Collect the Data.
Update Beliefs and Uncertainties.
Revisit the Objective.
Glossary.
References.
Index.