LEADER 05372nam 2200637Ia 450 001 9910458255403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-281-01469-9 010 $a9786611014698 010 $a0-08-049781-0 035 $a(CKB)1000000000384763 035 $a(EBL)333977 035 $a(OCoLC)437202745 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000227350 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11947091 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000227350 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10281892 035 $a(PQKB)10624983 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC333977 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL333977 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10180930 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL101469 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000384763 100 $a20060111d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe principles of experimental research$b[electronic resource] /$fK. Srinagesh 210 $aAmsterdam ;$aBurlington, MA $cElsevier/Butterworth-Heinemann$dc2006 215 $a1 online resource (429 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7506-7926-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aFront Cover; The Principles of Experimental Research; Copyright Page; Contents; Preface; Chapter 1. Experimental Research in Science: Its Name and Nature; 1.1 Defining Science; 1.2 Science: Play or Profession?; 1.3 Science and Research; 1.4 Varieties of Experimental Research; 1.5 Conventional Researchers; 1.6 Bibliography; Part I: The Fundamentals; Chapter 2. The Importance of Definitions; 2.1 Toward Definition; 2.2 Defining "Definition"; 2.3 Common Terms Used in Definitions; 2.4 Varieties of De.nitions; 2.5 Need for Definitions; 2.6 What Definitions Should and Should Not Do; 2.7 References 327 $a2.8 BibliographyChapter 3. Aspects of Quantification; 3.1 Quantity and Quality; 3.2 The Uses of Numbers; 3.3 An Intellectual Close-up of Counting; 3.4 The Process of Measurement; 3.5 Quantities and Measurements; 3.6 Derived Quantities; 3.7 Units for Measurement; 3.8 Fundamental Quantities and Dimensions; 3.9 Dimensional Analysis; 3.10 Accuracy versus Approximation; 3.11 Bibliography; Chapter 4. The Purpose and Principles Involved in Experimenting; 4.1 The Purpose of Experimenting; 4.2 Cause and Effect; 4.3 Pertinence and Forms of Cause; 4.4 Mill's Methods of Experimental Inquiry 327 $a4.5 Planning for the Experiment4.6 Standardization of Test Material(s); 4.7 Reproducibility; 4.8 Number of "Experiments"; 4.9 References; 4.10 Bibliography; Part II: Planning the Experiments; Chapter 5. Defining the Problem for Experimental Research; 5.1 To Define a Problem; 5.2 Relation of the Problem to Resources; 5.3 Relevance of the Problem; 5.4 Extent of the Problem; 5.5 Problem: Qualitative or Quantitative?; 5.6 Can the Problem Be Reshaped?; 5.7 Proverbs on Problems; 5.8 References; 5.9 Bibliography; Chapter 6. Stating the Problem as a Hypothesis; 6.1 The Place of Hypothesis in Research 327 $a6.2 Desirable Qualities of Hypotheses6.3 Bibliography; Chapter 7. Designing Experiments to Suit Problems; 7.1 Several Problems, Several Causes; 7.2 Treatment Structures; 7.3 Many Factors at Many Levels, but One Factor at a Time; 7.4 Factorial Design, the Right Way; 7.5 Too Many Factors on Hand?; 7.6 "Subjects-and-Controls" Experiments; 7.7 Combined Effect of Many Causes; 7.8 Unavoidable ("Nuisance") Factors; 7.9 Bibliography; Chapter 8. Dealing with Factors; 8.1 Designing Factors; 8.2 Experiments with Designed Factors; 8.3 Matrix of Factors; 8.4 Remarks on Experiments with Two-Level Factors 327 $a8.5 Response of Multifactor Experiments8.6 Experiments with More Factors, Each at Two Levels; 8.7 Fractional Factorials; 8.8 Varieties of Factors; 8.9 Levels of Factors; 8.10 Bibliography; Chapter 9. Factors at More Than Two Levels; 9.1 Limitations of Experiments with Factors at Two Levels; 9.2 Four-Level Factorial Experiments; 9.3 Interactions; 9.4 Main Effects; 9.5 More on Interactions; 9.6 More Factors at More Than Two Levels; 9.7 Bibliography; Part III: The Craft Part of Experimental Research; Chapter 10. Searching through Published Literature; 10.1 Researcher and Scholar 327 $a10.2 Literature in Print 330 $aThe need to understand how to design and set up an investigative experiment is nearly universal to all students in engineering, applied technology and science, as well as many of the social sciences. Many schools offer courses in this fundamental skill and this book is meant to offer an easily accessible introduction to the essential tools needed, including an understanding of logical processes, how to use measurement, the do's and don'ts of designing experiments so as to achieve reproducible results and the basic mathematical underpinnings of how data should be analyzed and interpreted. The 606 $aResearch$xMethodology 606 $aScience$xExperiments$xMethodology 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aResearch$xMethodology. 615 0$aScience$xExperiments$xMethodology. 676 $a507.2/4 700 $aSrinagesh$b K$0627468 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910458255403321 996 $aPrinciples of experimental research$91212741 997 $aUNINA