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Acknowledgments

We thank N.J.A. Sloane and R.H. Hardin for developing the Gosset Program for Design of Experiments. We deeply appreciate their releasing Gosset to the public domain in 2018. We expect that researchers will benefit from the capabilities of Gosset for decades to come.

We are grateful to the thousands upon thousands of users of the R statistical language, contributors and researchers worldwide who have evolved R into a powerful tool for statistical analysis, modeling, and plotting. Thank you all for promoting this open‐source, free software.

Robert thanks and dedicates this book to Lou London of Stanford University who taught me, inspired me, mentored me, and changed my life, opening doors across the world.

Roy especially thanks Helen L. Reed, William S. Saric, and William C. Reynolds for launching me into this most fascinating field, experimental thermal‐fluid physics. R.J. Hansen and R. Rollins at the U.S. Naval Research Lab introduced me to advanced instruments and signal processing. Stanford colleagues and students ensured that all angles were considered and defensible.

Colleagues at Kyoto University (京都大學), IHI (石川島播磨重工業株式会社), Science University of Tokyo, NAL, and Tokyo University provided a convivial environment while I worked in the aerospace engine industry and energy science. Together we braved the national impact of the Fukushima tsunami. Colleagues and students at Handong (韓東大學校, ) and LeTourneau provided valued support and feedback.

D.T. Kaplan and his books are outstanding for training statistical modeling.

We thank science editor A. Hunt of Wiley who paved the way for us as authors. S. Benjamin assembled documents. S. Brown ensured protocol. Ashwani Veejai Raj and her team converted diverse formats into typeset proofs. Eagle eyes of Cherrine R., Elaine H. and Lucy K. spotted stray prey. L. Poplawski corralled our project into final form. We thank you all.

Bob Moffat and his wife, Karina, have been constant encouragement as this work progressed. Whether on the other side of the world or in their dining area, they have been most generous.

My family and their enduring support are treasure beyond measure.