Study design
Define the overall methodological frame.
Methodology workspace
Make the study reproducible before results arrive.
Build the protocol as explicit, connected decisions—from design and population to variables, instruments, ethics and the analysis plan.
Open SciCollabThe problem
Methods written retrospectively inherit the shape of the results.
When design decisions remain implicit, teams cannot reliably review consistency, reproduce the work or explain why the analysis followed a particular path.
- Variables lack operational definitions
- Sampling and questions drift apart
- Analysis choices are undocumented
A working sequence
Turn design choices into a reviewable protocol.
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01
Design
Choose study type and units of analysis.
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Operationalize
Define variables, measures and instruments.
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Safeguard
Record ethics, consent and data handling.
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Plan
Connect analyses to questions and hypotheses.
Inside the workspace
A protocol the whole team can inspect.
Population and sample
Document inclusion, exclusion and sampling.
Variables
Keep definitions and roles explicit.
Instruments
Connect measures to what they operationalize.
Ethics and data handling
Record safeguards and required decisions.
Analysis plan
Map methods to questions before execution.
Product evidence
Every methodological decision has a place.
Population & sample
Variables · 12 defined
SciCollab
Document the method while it can still guide the work.
Open SciCollab and turn design decisions into a shared protocol.