Worksheets and research resources · Page 21
Search and filter all worksheets and research resourcesAudit Person-Time Before Calculating an Incidence Rate
Check event definitions, time at risk, and units before expressing events per person-year or person-month.
Run a Unit-of-Analysis Check Before Pooling Results
Find clusters, repeated observations, paired measurements, and shared control groups before treating results as independent.
Pilot Eligibility Criteria Before Full-Text Screening
Turn protocol criteria into reproducible screening decisions with a small, documented pilot.
Pilot a Data-Extraction Form Before Scaling the Review
Test an extraction form against real reporting problems and preserve a traceable path from source to analysis.
Retrieve a Missing Standard Deviation Without Guessing
Distinguish reported, derived, and estimated standard deviations and document the assumptions behind each.
Can You Recruit the Sample Your Study Needs?
Turn a sample-size target into a realistic recruitment discussion, with explicit assumptions for enrollment, loss, and follow-up.
A Missing-Data Audit Before You Choose a Method
Define denominators, count missing values, and record reasons before deciding how to handle incomplete research data.
Choose a Reporting Guideline Before You Draft
Match your report to a guideline, check extensions, and turn the checklist into a manuscript-location map.
What to Include in a Reproducible Analysis Handoff
A practical handoff checklist for data definitions, analysis scripts, software versions, and manuscript outputs.
Keep a Search Log You Can Actually Reproduce
Record database platforms, exact strategies, dates, exports, and decisions throughout a systematic review search.
Recruitment assumptions worksheet
Editable plain-text prompts to document decisions, assumptions, and the next actions for your team.
Missing-data investigation worksheet
Editable plain-text prompts to document decisions, assumptions, and the next actions for your team.