First, the reputed superiority of experimental research is based upon accounts of scientific methodology (Baconian inductivism or falsificationism) that are deeply flawed, both logically …

experimental research, and the steps involved in designing and conducting “good” experiments. The goal is to ensure social science research remains driven by important substantive …

This text covers the basic topics in experimental design and analysis and is intended for graduate students and advanced undergraduates.

This paper outlines the evolution of experimental research, makes a characterization of the experiment, describes the experimental research process and highlights the importance of …

Chapters 1 to 4 cover the basic groundwork appropriate to first-year studies in science and engineering in the areas of notebook keeping, characterising experimental data, graphing and …

Drawing Conclusions: The design type dictates the strength of causal claims. Experimental designs allow for stronger inferences about cause-and-effect than quasi-experimental designs.

In this lab course, we will be using Microsoft Excel to record data sets from the experiments and determine experimental uncertainties in calculated quantities. We will learn to use excel to …