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Research code is not only written to measure runtime. Reducing the argument to only that aspect is not helping the discussion. And you say it yourself: good ex
by gmueckl 6y ago
Research code is not only written to measure runtime. Reducing the argument to only that aspect is not helping the discussion.
And you say it yourself: good experiments change a single variable at a time. So how do you check that a series of potential improvements that you are making is sound?
- tylermw 6y ago> good experiments change a single variable at a time Although this is a tangent from the above conversation, this isn't actually true: well-designed experiments can indeed change multiple variables at the same time. There's an entire field of statistics dedicated to experimental design (google "factorial designs" for more information). One-factor-at-a-time (OFAT) experiments are often the least efficient method of running experiments, although they are conceptually simple. See the following article for a discussion: http://www.engr.mun.ca/~llye/czitrom.pdf http://www.engr.mun.ca/~llye/czitrom.pdf