公开(公告)号：US20140229418A1

公开(公告)日：2014-08-14

申请号：US14254014

申请日：2014-04-16

Applicant: 3M INNOVATIVE PROPERTIES COMPANY

Inventor： James L. Graham, II ,  Craig M. Carlson ,  Brian E. Brooks ,  David A. Engler

IPC: G06N5/04

CPC classification number: G06F17/248 ,  G06F3/04842 ,  G06N5/04 ,  G06Q10/00 ,  G06Q30/0245 ,  G06Q30/0246

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.

Abstract translation: 描述了使用计算机设计实验以确定实验是否为真实实验的方法和系统。 这些方法允许在真实实验设计的复杂性中不复杂的用户设计和部署产生实质上无混乱结果的实验​​，并可用于确定和量化独立变量与因变量之间的任何因果关系。 计算机可以选择实验的一个或多个独立和/或依赖变量，或者可以帮助用户选择独立和/或从属变量。 控制和治疗组的形成，随机化和/或阻塞以减少混杂变量的影响可由具有或不具有用户输入的计算机执行。