Research Workbench

Research Project Readiness Map

Identify unresolved research decisions and take away a practical next-step checklist.

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Mark the decisions already resolved. The output is a planning checklist, not ethics approval or a validated quality score.

Is your primary question and outcome defined?Does your design match that question?Have applicable ethics and data permissions been resolved?Are variables and collection rules defined?Is the sample-size or precision rationale documented?Are analysis decisions and amendments documented?Can another analyst reproduce the work?

Your next steps

Needs clarification: Write one primary question, define the outcome and time point, and separate exploratory questions. Related support
Needs clarification: Review sampling, comparators, time order, confounding, and what causal claims the design can support. Related support
Needs clarification: Confirm the required institutional approvals and data-access permissions before collecting or sharing data. Related support
Needs clarification: Prepare a data dictionary, units, category codes, timing rules, and a pilot collection exercise. Related support
Needs clarification: Record assumptions and feasible recruitment; assess what uncertainty the planned sample leaves. Related support
Needs clarification: Agree on planned analyses and record later changes with their timing and reasons. Related support
Needs clarification: Keep data versions, code, a README, and software information together with appropriate access controls. Related support