Inventors:
James Graham - Woodbury MN, US
Craig Carlson - Vadnais Heights MN, US
Brian Brooks - St. Paul MN, US
David Engler - Woodbury MN, US
International Classification:
G06F 9/45
Abstract:
Methods and systems for designing an experiment using a computer to determine whether the experiment is a true experiment are described. These approaches allow a user who is unsophisticated in the complexities of true experimental design to design and deploy an experiment that produces substantially confound-free results and can be used to determine and quantify any causal relationship between independent and dependent variables. The computer may select one or more independent and/or dependent variables of the experiment or may assist the user in selection of independent and/or dependent variables. Formation of control and treatment groups, randomization and/or blocking to reduce the effects of confounding variables may be performed by the computer with or without input from the user.