STR.7:2 - Problem

A pilot can become a small implementation of the favoured strategy rather than a discriminating inquiry. Positive anecdotes justify expansion; adverse results trigger another pilot; no result can end the proposal.

The apparent price also hides preparation, participant time, support, interpretation, restoration and displaced work. A “small” test may consume the only people available for a protected service. Conversely, refusing every experiment because evidence is imperfect can miss an affordable answer that would prevent a much larger mistake.