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Translate a falsifiable hypothesis into a statistically defensible experiment. Factorial, ablation, comparison, scaling, and robustness designs are modes, not strategy nodes.
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# design-experiment
## Purpose
Translate a falsifiable hypothesis into a statistically defensible experiment. Factorial, ablation, comparison, scaling, and robustness are modes.
## When to use / not applicable
Use after a hypothesis has an operational construct and discriminating prediction. Not applicable when the hypothesis or measurable outcome is absent.
## Input contract
```yaml
mode_contracts:
factorial: &experiment_input
required: [falsifiable_hypothesis, outcome, factors, constraints]
optional: [baseline, candidate_models, budget, robustness_axes]
constraints: [analysis_plan_must_be_preregistered]
ablation: *experiment_input
comparison: *experiment_input
scaling: *experiment_input
robustness: *experiment_input
```
## Execution protocol
Do not perform called SOP operations inline; each loaded SOP owns its contract and thresholds.
1. You MUST load skill `identify-variables` to operationalize the outcome, factors, controls, and their functional roles. You MUST load skill `enumerate-dimension-values` to define admissible levels or perturbation values.
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yogsoth-ai/de-anthropocentric-research-engine · 505 stars · license Apache-2.0 · pushed 2026-10-20 · branch main
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