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 ==== What Is An Experiment? ==== ==== What Is An Experiment? ====
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 An experiment can be seen as a structured method for collecting evidence to test a hypothesis. The process of designing a good experiment involves reducing  unknowns and establishing a clear relationship between the hypotheis and any expected results. is there a causal relationship that can be established between the intitial conditions and the result? does the collected data actually support (or refute) the hypothesis? is there enough data to draw a conclusion? are there other factors effecting the outcome?  An experiment can be seen as a structured method for collecting evidence to test a hypothesis. The process of designing a good experiment involves reducing  unknowns and establishing a clear relationship between the hypotheis and any expected results. is there a causal relationship that can be established between the intitial conditions and the result? does the collected data actually support (or refute) the hypothesis? is there enough data to draw a conclusion? are there other factors effecting the outcome? 
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   * A demonstration is a way to explain a principle by an example. it provides evidence of the the principle under investigation.    * A demonstration is a way to explain a principle by an example. it provides evidence of the the principle under investigation. 
   * An experiment is a test performed to discover an unknown or to validate (or refute) a theoretical principle.    * An experiment is a test performed to discover an unknown or to validate (or refute) a theoretical principle. 
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 +how can we frame a feasabulity study, or pilot project as an experiment?
  
  
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