Experimental Methods
Choosing an appropriate size for an experimental study is one major component in the design of any research study.Whilst power calculations can be helpful, they are not a panacea.
An experiment is “a study in which an intervention is deliberately introduced to observe its effects” (Shadish, Cook and Campbell 2002: 12). The researcher observes whether any change that occurs during the experiment is attributable to the intervention or treatment. Find out more...
Experimental design is the definition of the experimental conditions for which the responses of interest will be, or have been, measured in an experimental study. Find out more...
Agent-Based Simulation allows the explicit representation and exploration of the complex relationship between individual behaviour and society – the Micro-Macro link. Find out more...