CS 239: Experimental Methodology for System Software
Spring, 2007
The lecture plans described here are likely to be altered somewhat as the quarter goes on. The file will be updated to indicate any changes.
| Lectures |
|---|
| Week 1 |
| Introduction: Class Description and a Sample Experimental Problem |
| Basics of Measuring Systems and Review of Basic Statistics |
| Week 2 |
| Review of Statistics: Summarizing Data, Variability, and Distributions |
| Review of Statistics: Comparing Systems and Linear Regression |
| Week 3 |
| No class today. |
| Workload Selection and Characterization |
| Week 4 |
| Performing Measurements |
| Designing Experiments |
| Week 5 |
| Student Presentations: Project Designs |
| Factorial Experiment Design |
| Week 6 |
| Factorial Experiment Design, Con't |
| Other Issues in Experiment Design |
| Week 7 |
| Experiments Involving People |
| Graphical Presentation of Data |
| Week 8 |
| Testbeds |
| Applying Techniques to Real Systems |
| Week 9 |
| Applying Techniques to Real Systems, con't |
| TBA |
| Week 10 |
| Student Presentations: Project Results |
| Student Presentations: Project Results |