CS 854: Advanced Topics in Computer Systems

Experimental Performance Evaluation

This might be a useful source / reference (and it's free).
Think Stats: Probability and Statistics for Programmers
by Allen B. Downey, published by O'Reilly Media.
Brendan Gregg has written a number of books explaining how to use lots of different tools to try to find performance problems. He has a web page with lots of useful information including links to various tutorials, books, talks, etc. at:
http://www.brendangregg.com/index.html
Here is an example of someone who has designed clever and inexpensive experiments in the field of Neurology (where experiments on human subjects can be difficult).
V.S. Ramanchandran talk at Princeton. What Neurology Can Tell Us about Human Nature
V.S. Ramanchandran 2007 TED talk VS Ramachandran on your mind

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