Re: (313) was HEY YA now EXPERIMENTAL METHODOLOGY

2003-12-22 Thread Lester Kenyatta Spence
(ok. this is substantial drift...but i'm assuming that given the header, anyone who reads this is interested in the subject [and probably off his/her rocker but that's ok *smile*]) On Tue, 23 Dec 2003, Sven Venema wrote: > Okay, attribution wise I'm kinda lost.. but "SOMEONE" said... :) > > > >

Re: (313) was HEY YA now EXPERIMENTAL METHODOLOGY

2003-12-22 Thread Sven Venema
Okay, attribution wise I'm kinda lost.. but "SOMEONE" said... :) > > > Not in this casethe power of the experiment is that you're able to > > > ferrett out the causal element... > > > > > > Take a population of subjects and split them in two (or three, four, etc.) > > > such that if you compar

(313) was HEY YA now EXPERIMENTAL METHODOLOGY

2003-12-22 Thread Lester Kenyatta Spence
(how many on this list ever thought they'd see that subject heading here???) On Mon, 22 Dec 2003, Brendan Nelson wrote: > > > It's a bit of a chicken'n'egg question I suppose. > > > > Not in this casethe power of the experiment is that you're able to > > ferrett out the causal element... > >