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Experimental Design
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This site contains two student activities on experimental design: "The Helicopter Project" and "More Than Your Heart Desires... An Exploration of Blocking."
 NCSSM Statistics Leadership Institute 2000
Guide to Basic Laboratory Statistics
Bryan Lewis' site is an informal guide to inferential statistical methods for laboratory usage. The focus is on experimental planning and proper interpretation of results.
Guide to Basic Laboratory Statistics
Mrs. Smart's AP Statistics Assignments
Joyce Smart's chapter on producing data contains several activities and worksheets for experimental design, including "Why Randomize," "Methods of Sampling," "Sampling Bias," "Capture/Recapture," and the "German Tank Problem."
Mrs. Smart's AP Statistics Assignments
CJ Alverson's Ugly Statistics Resource Page
Alverson's page provides notes and links to numerous case studies for experimental design in an introductory course.
CJ Alverson's Ugly Statistics Resource Page
Some Articles for Discussion
"The Placebo Prescription"
From the New York Times Magazine, by Margaret Talbot.
The Placebo Prescription
"Sham Surgery Returns as a Research Tool"
From the New York Times, by Sheryl Gay Stolberg.
Sham Surgery Returns as a Research Tool
"Heart Patients Who Are Prayed For Fare Better, Study Finds"
From the Boston Globe, by Brenda C. Coleman.
"A Weighty Prescription: Weekly Weight Lifting Found to Decrease Heart Attack Risk"
From ABC News, by Melinda T. Willis.
"Nursing Shortage Can Have Deadly Consequences"
From ABC News, by Adam Marcus.
Nursing Shortage Can Have Deadly Consequences
"For the Sake of Science: Weighing the Risks and Benefits of Human Guinea Pigs"
From ABC News, by Amanda Onion.
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