Diversity of Experimental Methods in Economics

Table of Contents: “…The performativity of economic experiments -- The use of experiments in economics and psychology: Historical perspective -- Controlled laboratory experiment in economics and induced value theory -- Experimental methods in behavioral game theory -- Statistical causal inference and the concept of causality -- RCT method in development economics -- Natural experiment and randomization in mechanism design -- The significance of simulation method in economics.…”
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Applications of statistics to industrial experimentation / by Daniel, Cuthbert

Table of Contents: “…Frontmatter -- Introduction -- Simple Comparison Experiments -- Two Factors, Each at Two Levels -- Two Factors, Etch at Three Levels -- Unreplicated Three-Factor, Two-Level Experiments -- Unreplicated Four-Factor, Two-Level Experiments -- Three Five-Factor, Two-Level Unreplicated Experiments -- Larger Two-Way Layouts -- The Size of Industrial Experiments -- Blocking Factorial Experiments -- Fractional Replication--Elementary -- Fractional Replication--Intermediate -- Incomplete Factorials -- Sequences of Fractional Replicates -- Trend-Robust Plans -- Nested Designs -- Conclusions and Apologies -- Bibliography and Index of Authors -- Index -- Wiley Series in Probability and Mathematical Statistics.…”
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Experimental Research in Evolutionary Computation The New Experimentalism / by Bartz-Beielstein, Thomas

Table of Contents: “…Part I Basics: Research in Evolutionary Computation -- The New Experimentalism -- Statistics for Computer Experiments -- Optimization Problems -- Designs for Computer Experiments -- Search Algorithms -- Part II Results and Perspectives: Comparison -- Understanding Performance -- Summary and Outlook -- References. …”
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Against all odds. 15, Designing experiments

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Optimum experimental designs, with SAS / by Atkinson, A. C. (Anthony Curtis)

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Some key ideas -- Experimental strategies -- The choice of a model -- Models and least squares -- Criteria for a good experiment -- Standard designs -- The analysis of experiments -- Optimum design theory -- Criteria of optimality -- D-optimum designs -- Algorithms for the construction of exact D-optimum designs -- Optimum experimental design with SAS -- Experiments with both qualitative and quantitative factors -- Blocking response surface designs -- Mixture experiments -- Non-linear models -- Bayesian optimum designs -- Design augmentation -- Model checking and designs for discriminating between models -- Compound design criteria -- Generalized linear models -- Response transformation and structured variances -- Time-dependent models with correlated observations -- Further topics -- Exercises.…”
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Optimal Experimental Design with R. by Pilz, J?urgen, Verdooren, Rob, Gebhardt, Albrecht

Table of Contents: “…Determining the minimal size of an experiment for given precision -- 2. Construction of optimal designs -- 3. …”
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Data analysis for experimental design / by Gonzalez, Richard, 1962-

Table of Contents: “…Nature of research -- Principles of experimental design -- The standard normal distribution: an amazing approximation -- Tests for means from random samples -- Homogeneity and normality assumptions -- The analysis of variance: one between-subjects factor -- Pairwise comparisons -- Orthogonal, planned and unplanned comparisons -- The 2[power of k] between-subjects factorial experiment -- Between-subjects factorial experiments: factors with more than two levels -- Between-subjects factorial experiments: further considerations -- Within-subjects factors: one-way and 2[power of k] factorial designs -- Within-subjects factors: general designs -- Contrasts on binomial data: between-subject designs -- Debriefing -- Appendix A. …”


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Analysis and Presentation of Experimental Results With Examples, Problems and Programs / by Christodoulides, Costas, Christodoulides, George

Table of Contents: “…Basic statistical concepts -- Measurement errors -- A though experiment -- The statistical analysis of experimental results -- The presentation of numerical results -- The propagation of errors -- The three basic probability distributions -- The statistics of radioactivity -- Elements from the theory of errors -- Comparison and rejection of measurements -- The method of least squares -- Graphs -- The written report of the results of an experiment -- Appendix 1. …”
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Statistical design of experiments with engineering applications / by Rekab, Kamel

Table of Contents: “…Introduction -- Designing and Conducting the Experiment -- Optimization of the Location Parameter -- Minimization of Dispersion -- Taguchi's Approach to the Design of Experiments -- Statistical Optimization of the Location Parameter -- Statistical Minimization of the Dispersion Parameter -- Validity of the Prediction Equation -- Three-Level Factorial Designs -- Second-Order Analysis.…”
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Experimental design and statistics for psychology : a first course / by Sani, Fabio, 1961-, Todman, John B.

Table of Contents: “…Scientific psychology and the research process -- The nature of psychology experiments (I): variables and conditions -- The nature of psychology experiments (II): validity -- Describing data -- Making inferences from data -- Selecting a statistical test -- Tests of significance for nominal data -- Tests of significance for ordinal data (and interval/ratio data when parametric assumptions are not met) -- Tests of significance for interval data -- Correlational studies.…”
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Doctors in denial : the forgotten women in the 'unfortunate experiment' / by Jones, Ronald W. (Obstetrician and gynecologist)

Table of Contents: “…The evolution of a misbelief -- 3. An unnecessary experiment -- 4. Expressions of concern -- 5. Whitewash -- 6. …”
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Selected Issues in Experimental Economics Proceedings of the 2015 Computational Methods in Experimental Economics (CMEE) Conference /

Table of Contents: “…Origins of Experimental Economics -- 3. Sorts and Types of Experiment -- 4. …”
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Animals and medicine : the contribution of animal experiments to the control of disease / by Botting, Jack H.

Table of Contents: “…The Conquest of Polio and the Contribution of Animal Experiments -- 7. Diphtheria: Understanding, Treatment and Prevention -- II. …”
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Advances in experimental philosophy of science /

Table of Contents: “…Causal Judgment: What Can Philosophy Learn from Experiment? What Can It Contribute to Experiment?, James Woodward -- Index…”
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Experimental and theoretical studies of consciousness.

Table of Contents: “…Searle -- Reflexive science of consciousness / M. Velmans -- Experimental studies of ongoing conscious experience / J.L. …”
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Pharmaceutical experimental design and interpretation / by Armstrong, N. A. (N. Anthony)

Table of Contents: “…Introduction to experimental design -- Comparison of mean values -- Nonparametric methods -- Regression and correlation -- Multivariate methods -- Factorial design of experiments -- Response-surface methodology -- Model-dependent optimization -- Sequential methods and model-independent optimization -- Experimental designs for mixtures -- Artificial neural networks and experimental design.…”


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Computational and Experimental Group Theory. by Borovik, Alexandre V.

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Progress in Experimental and Theoretical Studies of Clusters. by Kondow, Tamotsu

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Enclosed Experimental Ecosystems and Scale Tools for Understanding and Managing Coastal Ecosystems / by Petersen, John E.

Table of Contents: “…Preface -- Introduction and Background: Coastal ecosystems, management, and research -- Concepts of scale in ecology -- Mesocosms and scaling patterns -- Using mesocosms to study the effects of scale -- Designing Experimental Ecosystem Studies: General principles -- Temporal and spatial scaling -- Mixing and flow -- Materials exchange -- Light -- Walls -- Temperature -- Physical and biological complexity -- Aquatic grasses -- Marshes -- Sediments -- Chemistry -- Tools for Design and Analysis of Experiments: The world is variable -- Dimensional analysis -- Modeling tools -- Applications: Benthic organisms -- Nutrient enrichment and trophic efficiency -- Aquatic grasses, nutrients, and suspended sediments -- Index.…”
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Experimental encounters in music and beyond /

Table of Contents: “…Intro; Faces, Spaces, and Traces; A Prelude to Experimental Encounters; Kathleen Coessens; Part One; Contrasting Faces; Kathleen Coessens; Down With the Experiment!…”
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