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Some Makeshift Methods of Analysis Applied to Complex Experimental Results
Author(s) -
Davies G. P.,
Sears G. W.
Publication year - 1955
Publication title -
journal of the royal statistical society: series c (applied statistics)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.205
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1467-9876
pISSN - 0035-9254
DOI - 10.2307/2985843
Subject(s) - computer science
After an experiment on the effect of different lubricating oils on the fuel consumption of motor buses, Mr Davies and Mr Sears were confronted with results that did not conform to any tidy text‐book pattern. This article describes how orthodox methods of analysis were adapted and used to lead to useful conclusions.