Basics of Experimental Design
Tony Butterfield, University of Utah

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There are several concepts as important to experimental design as they are basic. Perform experiments on any of the following simulated experiments in order to see the importance of some of these concepts illustrated. After each interactive example, if the important concept is not clear, there is a link which, if clicked, will give a detailed explanation.

The following is a java applet designed to illustrate simple concepts of experimental design. Follow the instructions and then click the link below the results to see an explanation of the experimental design concept meant to be illustrated.

 

Select a value for the factors and take a measurement. In this instance we have a solution flowing through a filter (Filter A) and we wish to know the responce to both changes in pressure and replacing Filter A with Filter B.

 

Factors
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Pressure
peg1
2 atm
Filter Type
A   B

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Flow Rate
peg1
??? gpm
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Click here for description of the concept illustrated above.

 

 

 

Links to other experiments:

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