Abstract
Most ideas work well on paper. When put to the test, though, many develop functional “diseases” which may or may not be curable. To reveal these shortcomings, the investigator turns to his most valuable proving tool — the controlled experiment.
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Kivenson, G. (1982). Planning the Experiment. In: The Art and Science of Inventing. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-6629-4_7
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