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Experimentation is not simple; we have to prepare, conduct and analyze experiments properly. One of the main advantages of an experiment is the control of, for example, subjects, objects and instrumentation. This ensures that we are able to draw more general conclusions. Other advantages include ability to perform statistical analysis using hypothesis testing methods and opportunities for replication. To ensure that we make use of the advantages, we need a process supporting us in our objectives in doing experiments correctly (the notion of experiments include quasi-experiments, unless clearly stated otherwise). The basic principles behind an experiment are illustrated in Figure 7.
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Sometimes the term participant is used instead of the term subject. The term subject is mainly used when people are considered with respect to different treatments and with respect to the analysis and the term participant mainly when it deals with how to engage and motivate people in a study.
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Wohlin, C., Runeson, P., Höst, M., Ohlsson, M.C., Regnell, B., Wesslén, A. (2000). Experiment Process. In: Experimentation in Software Engineering. The Kluwer International Series in Software Engineering, vol 6. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4625-2_4
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