2. DOE-PLN-002 — Experimental Planning, Factors, Responses, Levels, Randomization, Replication, Blocking and Sample-Size Strategy
Description
This Master Prompt focuses on converting a scientific or engineering research objective into an executable, resource-efficient, statistically defensible, and reproducible experimental plan before experimental runs begin. It guides researchers in defining the experimental system and units, identifying controllable factors and nuisance variables, selecting scientifically meaningful factor ranges and levels, specifying measurable responses and acceptance criteria, establishing controls and reference conditions, determining experimental replication, planning randomization and blocking, estimating sample size and statistical power, and constructing an experimental matrix whose statistical structure accurately represents the physical experiment.