{"product_id":"experiment-9780470688250","title":"Experiment","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eExperiments 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe 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. This book speeds up the journey for the reader to becoming a proficient experimenter.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrganized in two parts, this unique text begins by providing a general introduction to the scientific approach to experimentation. It then describes the processes and tools required, including the relevant statistical and experimental methods. Towards the end of the book a methodology is presented, which leads the reader through the three phases of an experiment: Planning', Da\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This description of the history of the scientific method and the struggle to establish a stable experimental method and framework firmly sets the foundations for the beginning of the book – Understanding the world – and is so rich in content that it could easily form a great book all by itself.\"  (\u003ci\u003eChemistry World\u003c\/i\u003e, 1 June 2013)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Provides an excellent introduction to the methodology and implementation of experimentation in the natural, engineering and medical sciences.”  (\u003ci\u003eChemistry Views\u003c\/i\u003e, 20 July 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“I highly recommend the very practical and research skills focused book Experiment!: Planning, Implementing and Interpreting by Oivind Andersson to students from the undergraduate to the doctoral levels, instructors and educators in sciences, practitioners of science in industry and government, and anyone interested in how science works through the scientific method and experimentation. This book is an indispensable guide to planning, designing, conducting, data collecting, and analyzing and synthesizing the results.”  (\u003ci\u003eBlog Business World\u003c\/i\u003e, 21 October 2012)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart One Understanding the World\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 You, the Discoverer 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 Venturing into the Unknown 4\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Embarking on a Ph.D 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 The Art of Discovery 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 About this Book 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.5 How to Use this Book 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 What is Science? 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Characteristics of the Scientific Approach 11\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 The Inductive Method 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 The Hypothetico-Deductive Method 16\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Consequences of Falsification 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.5 The Role of Confirmation 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.6 Perception is Personal 23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.7 The Scientific Community 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.8 Summary 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Science’s Childhood 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Infancy 33\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Ionian Dawn 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Divine Mathematics  38\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.4 Adolescence – Revolution! 41\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.5 The Children of the Revolution 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.6 Summary 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Science Inclined to Experiment 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Galileo’s Important Experiment 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Experiment or Hoax? 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Reconstructing the Experiment 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Getting the Swing of Things 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.5 The Message from the Plane 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.6 Summary 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Scientists, Engineers and Other Poets 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Research and Development 65\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 Characteristics of Research 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 Building Theories 70\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 The Relationship between Theory and Reality 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Creativity  77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.6 Summary 79\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading  80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePart Two Interfering with the World\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Experiment!  83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 What is an Experiment?  83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Questions, Answers and Experiments 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 A Gallery of Experiments 88\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Reflections on the Exhibition 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Summary 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 110\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Basic Statistics 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 The Role of Statistics in Data Analysis 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Populations and Samples 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Descriptive Statistics 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 Probability Distribution 122\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.5 The Central Limit Effect 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.6 Normal Probability Plots 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.7 Confidence Intervals 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.8 The t-Distribution 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.9 Summary 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 138\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8 Statistics for Experiments 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 A Teatime Experiment 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 The Importance of Randomization 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 One-Sided and Two-Sided Tests 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 The t-Test for One Sample 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 The Power of a Test 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6 Comparing Two Samples 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.7 Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) 155\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.8 A Measurement System Analysis 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.9 Other Useful Hypothesis Tests 163\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.10 Interpreting p-Values 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.11 Correlation 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.12 Regression Modeling 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.13 Summary 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9 Experimental Design 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Statistics and the Scientific Method 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 Designs with One Categorical Factor 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Several Categorical Factors: the Full Factorial Design 178\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Are Interactions Important? 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 Factor Screening: Fractional Factorial Designs 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 Determining the Confounding Pattern 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.7 Design Resolution 190\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.8 Working with Screening Designs 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.9 Continuous Factors: Regression and Response Surface Methods 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.10 Summary 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading  208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 209\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 Phase I: Planning 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 The Three Phases of Research 211\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Experiment 1: Visual Orientation in a Beetle  213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Experiment 2: Lift-Off Length in a Diesel Engine 216\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Finding Out What is Not Known 218\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 Determining the Scope 221\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6 Tools for Generating Hypotheses 222\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.7 Thought Experiments 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.8 Planning Checklist 229\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.9 Summary 231\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11 Phase II: Data Collection 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Generating Understanding from Data 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 Measurement Uncertainty 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Developing a Measurement System 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 Measurement System Analysis 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5 The Data Collection Plan 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.6 Summary 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading  252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 252\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12 Phase III: Analysis and Synthesis 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Turning Data into Information 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Graphical Analysis 256\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 Mathematical Analysis 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4 Writing a Scientific Paper 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5 Writing a Ph.D. Thesis 264\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.6 Farewell 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.7 Summary 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFurther Reading 266\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eStandard Normal Probabilities 269\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProbability Points for the t-Distribution 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 271\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402411549015,"sku":"9780470688250","price":37.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780470688250.jpg?v=1730480319","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/experiment-9780470688250","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}