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Pillar I · Design of Experiments

Structure that holds up under peer review.

Aixys translates a research question into a study skeleton — factors, levels, controls, replication, randomisation, blocking — and surfaces the trade-offs before the first sample is taken. The result is a protocol that is reproducible by another team and ready for statistical analysis from day one.

Built-in design templates
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Power calc range
α 0.01–0.10
Plan → protocol PDF
3 min
Trial layout · split-plot
3 × 4 × 4 · 48 plots
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01 · capability

What you can do

Click any card to expand. Every action carries provenance — what data was used, what was decided, when, by whom.

01.5 · power

Replication that earns its detectable effect

Power calculations for the cultivar × N rate trial above. Aixys reports the trade-off between replication cost and the size of the effect you can credibly detect.

Power analysis · α 0.05σ = 0.42 · 5 scenarios
Replication scenarion / treatmentσ residualEffect (Δ)Power · 1−β
Scenario 0180.420.35 t/ha0.72
Scenario 02120.420.35 t/ha0.89
Scenario 03160.420.35 t/ha0.96
Scenario 04120.420.25 t/ha0.68
Scenario 05160.420.25 t/ha0.81
Reading: at 12 replicates per treatment, the trial reaches 0.89 power to detect a 0.35 t/ha cultivar effect. Below that, the trial risks a false negative — a real difference goes undetected. Aixys shortlists the smallest replication that meets the team's target power.
02 · in practice

How it shows up in the field

Three representative scenarios drawn from real research workflows. Click any to expand the follow-up that the team typically runs next.

03 · sectors

Where this belongs

Industries where this module is most directly relevant. The underlying engine is general — sector templates accelerate the work.

AgricultureBiotechLife sciencesHealthcare researchConsumer R&DIndustrial QA
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See the experimental design module against your own data.

A 30-minute working session with the Aixys studio. Bring a real dataset; leave with an analysis, a plan, and answers to your team's hardest research-ops questions.