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A free resource from the NC3Rs used by over 21,000 researchers worldwide to help design robust experiments more likely to yield reliable and reproducible results.

The EDA helps you build a diagram representing your experimental plan, which can be critiqued by the system to provide bespoke feedback.

The EDA also:

  • Recommends statistical analysis methods
  • Provides support for randomisation and blinding
  • Performs sample size calculations

The EDA website provides information about experimental design concepts, and how to apply these in your experiments. 

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