Evidence, ethos and experiment : the anthropology and history of medical research in Africa /

Table of Contents: “…/ Marilyn Strathern -- Being 'with MRC': infant care and the social meanings of cohort membership in Gambia's plural therapeutic landscapes / Melissa Leach and James Fairhead -- Contextualising ethics in AIDS research: or, the morality of knowledge production in ethnographic fieldwork on 'the unspeakable' / Hansjörg Dilger -- Testing a new drug for leprosy: clofazimine and its precursors in Ireland and Nigeria, 1944-1966 / John Manton -- Elucidating ethics in practice: focus on accountability / George Ulrich -- When physicians meet: local medical knowledge and global public goods / Steven Feierman -- The plausibility design, quasi-experiments, and real world research: a case study from the interdisciplinary monitoring project for antimalarial combination treatment in Tanzania / S. …”
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Design of experiments for reliability achievement / by Rigdon, Steven E., 1955-, Pan, Rong (Professor of reliability engineering), Montgomery, Douglas C., Freeman, Laura June

Table of Contents: “…Reliability concepts -- Lifetime distributions -- Inference for parameters of life distributions -- Fundamentals of experimental design -- Further principles of experimental design -- Parametric regression models -- Semiparametric regression models -- Design of single testing condition reliability experiments -- Design of multi factor and multi level reliability experiments.…”
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Planning and executing credible experiments : a guidebook for engineering, science, industrial processes, agriculture, and business / by Moffat, R. J., Henk, Roy W.

Subjects: “…Experimental design.…”
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Applied Regression Analysis and Experimental Design / by Brook, Richard J.

Table of Contents: “…PrefaceFitting a Model to DataIntroductionHow to Fit a LineResidualsTransformations to Obtain LinearityFitting a Model Using Vectors and MatricesDeviations from MeansAn Example- Value of a Postage Stamp Over TimeProblems Goodness of Fit of the ModelIntroductionCoefficient Estimates for Univariate RegressionCoefficient Estimates for Mulitvariate RegressionANOVA TablesThe F TestThe Coefficient of DeterminationPredicted Values of Y and Confidence IntervalsResidualsReduced ModelsPure Error and Lack of FitExample- Lactation CurveProblemsWhich Variable Should Be Included in the ModelIntroductionOrthogonal Predictor VariablesLinear Transformations of the Predictor VariablesAdding Nonorthogonal Variables SequentiallyCorrelation FormVariable Selection- All Possible RegressionsVariable Selection- Sequential MethodsQualitative (Dummy) VariablesAggregation of DataProblemsPeculiarities of ObservationsIntroductionSensitive or High Leverage PointsOutliersWeighted Least SquaresMore on TransformationsEigenvalues and Principal ComponentsRidge RegressionPrior InformationCleaning up DataProblemsThe Experimental Design ModelIntroductionWhat Makes an Experiment The Linear ModelTests of HypothesisTesting of AssumptionsProblemsAssessing the Treatment MethodsIntroductionSpecific Hypothesis ContrastsFactorial AnalysisUnpredicted EffectsConclusionProblemsBlockingIntroductionStructure of Experimental UnitsBalanced Incomplete Block DesignsConfoundingMiscellaneous TricksProblems Extensions to the ModelIntroductionHierarchic DesignsRepeated MeasuresCovariance AnalysisUnequal ReplicationModeling the DataProblemsAppendix A Review of Vectors an.…”
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Evidence, ethos and experiment the anthropology and history of medical research in Africa /

Table of Contents: “…/ Marilyn Strathern -- Being 'with MRC': infant care and the social meanings of cohort membership in Gambia's plural therapeutic landscapes / Melissa Leach and James Fairhead -- Contextualising ethics in AIDS research: or, the morality of knowledge production in ethnographic fieldwork on 'the unspeakable' / Hansjörg Dilger -- Testing a new drug for leprosy: clofazimine and its precursors in Ireland and Nigeria, 1944-1966 / John Manton -- Elucidating ethics in practice: focus on accountability / George Ulrich -- When physicians meet: local medical knowledge and global public goods / Steven Feierman -- The plausibility design, quasi-experiments, and real world research: a case study from the interdisciplinary monitoring project for antimalarial combination treatment in Tanzania / S. …”
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Design of experiments with MINITAB / by Mathews, Paul G., 1960-

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Planning, construction, and statistical analysis of comparative experiments / by Giesbrecht, Francis G., 1935-

Table of Contents: “…Linear Models for Designed Experiments -- 4. Testing Hypotheses and Determining Sample Size -- 5. …”
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Planning, construction, and statistical analysis of comparative experiments / by Giesbrecht, Francis G., 1935-

Table of Contents: “…Completely randomized design -- Linear models for designed experiments -- Testing hypotheses and determining sample size -- Methods of reducing unexplained variation -- Latin squares -- Split-plot and related designs -- Incomplete block designs -- Repeated treatments designs -- Factorial experiments: The 2N system -- Factorial experiments: The 3N system -- Analysis of experiments without designed error terms -- Confounding effects with blocks -- Fractional factorial experiments -- Response surface designs -- Plackett-Burman Hadamard plans -- General pN and nonstandard factorials -- Plans for which run order is important -- Sequences of fractions of factorials -- Factorial experiments with quantitative factors: blocking and fractions -- Supersaturated plans -- Multistage experiments -- Orthogonal arrays and related structures -- Factorial plans derived via orthogonal arrays -- Experiments on the computer.…”


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Learn engineering with LEGO : a practical introduction to engineering concepts by Koch, Grady

Subjects: “…Engineering Experiments.…”
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Design of Experiments for Generalized Linear Models / by Russell, Kenneth G.

Table of Contents: “…Generalized Linear Models Background Material The Theory Underlying Design The Binomial Distribution The Poisson Distribution Several Other Distributions Bayesian experimental design.…”
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The science of near-death experiences /

Table of Contents: “…The science of near-death experience : the most comprehensive study in the world's medical peer-reviewed literature /…”
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Light fantastic by Watson, Philip

Subjects: “…Light Experiments Juvenile literature.…”
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The multisensory film experience : a cognitive model of experiential film aesthetics / by Antunes, Luis Rocha

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Foreword by Michael Grabowski; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: The Multisensory Film Experience, Experiential Film Aesthetics, Cinema and the Senses ; Chapter 2: The Vestibular in Film: Orientation and Balance in Gus Van Sant's Cinema of Walking; Chapter 3: Nociception in Film: A Cinematic Account of Ki-Duk Kim's Aesthetics of Pain; Chapter 4: Thermoception in Film: Knut Erik Jensen's Experiential Aesthetics of Cold; Chapter 5: Conclusion; Bibliography; Filmography; Back Cover.…”
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The multisensory film experience : a cognitive model of experiential film aesthetics / by Rocha Antunes, Luis

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Janice VanCleave's play and find out about bugs : easy experiments for young children. by VanCleave, Janice Pratt

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Fundamentals of design of experiments for automotive engineering / by Chiang, Young J., Chiang, Amy L.

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Statistical design of experiments with engineering applications / by Rekab, Kamel

Table of Contents: “…Designing and conducting the experiment -- 3. Optimization of the location parameter -- 4. …”
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Theory of factorial design : single- and multi-stratum experiments / by Cheng, Ching-shui, 1950-

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Experiment! Planning, Implementing and Interpreting / by Andersson, Oivind

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