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Which Experiments Test a Model? (R\&R: JET)

Note: This paper was formerly titled: Minimal Experiments.

Abstract

Given a model of preferences, what choice data or experiment is sufficient to definitively test whether a subject is consistent with the model or to classify them into some type'' within the model? We characterize all experiments that test or classify a given model using a novel graph-theoretic construction: the labeled permutohedron. We show how these results can be used to identify the smallest experiments that achieve a particular goal.

Citation

Healy, P.J. and Leo, Greg, Which Experiments Test a Model?

Paper

Which Experiments Test a Model

App

This app uses our results to find experiments of minimal size that test or classify a model. Minimal Experiment App