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 ==== What Is An Experiment? ====
+(notes in progress)
+An experiment can be seen as a structured method for collecting evidence to test a hypothesis. The process of designing a good experiment involves reducing  unknowns and establishing a clear relationship between the hypotheis and any expected results. is there a causal relationship that can be established between the intitial conditions and the result? does the collected data actually support (or refute) the hypothesis? is there enough data to draw a conclusion? are there other factors effecting the outcome?
+ref. labcraft pp89~96
 on unstructured tinkering and statistical validity...
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   * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_of_experiments
   * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concept_development_and_experimentation
+  * http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/designing-experiments-using-the-scientific-method.html
+demonstration vs. experiment
+  * A demonstration is a way to explain a principle by an example. it provides evidence of the the principle under investigation.
+  * An experiment is a test performed to discover an unknown or to validate (or refute) a theoretical principle.
+how can we frame a feasabulity study, or pilot project as an experiment? how does it help?
+replicability [...]