Abstract
Statistical experiments are of either fixed sample or sequential design. A fixed sample size experiment is one in which the sample size taken for experimentation is predetermined, while a sequential experiment involves monitoring incoming data to help determine an appropriate time to stop experimentation.
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Berger, J.O. (1990). Sequential Analysis. In: Eatwell, J., Milgate, M., Newman, P. (eds) Time Series and Statistics. The New Palgrave. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-20865-4_33
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