... scientists tend to stress a weakness or strength of a research design so much so that they can become dogmatic and narrow in their views (Bredo, 2009). For example, Sue (1999) criticizes experimental designs and their ability to make causal inferences as it relates to cross-cultural research on external...

...Jiju Antony; Alfred Ho Yuen Cheng In the quest for continuous quality improvement of both products and processes, experimental design (ED) based on Shainin’s variables search method is still playing a major role in the manufacturing community. This article presents a simple methodology in a step...