Research Workbench

Research Workbench

Practical tools for the decisions between a research idea and a defensible report. Start with the task in front of you.

27 tools found

Expected Cell Count Checker

Inspect expected counts in a two-by-two table before choosing an analysis.

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Two-Rater Kappa Explorer

Describe agreement between two raters using paired binary classifications.

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Exact McNemar Explorer

Test symmetry of discordant classifications in a paired binary table.

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Allocation Ratio Count Planner

Round a total upward to whole ratio units without silently changing the intended allocation.

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Weight Concentration Explorer

Explore how unequal nonnegative weights reduce the weight-only effective sample size.

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Variable Name Audit

Check proposed names against an explicit lowercase naming convention and detect rename collisions.

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Paired Change SD Calculator

Recover the SD of within-person change from marginal SDs and an explicit correlation.

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Cluster Design Effect Explorer

Explore the equal-cluster design effect and approximate information-equivalent sample size.

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Limits of Agreement Summary

Calculate descriptive Bland–Altman limits from the mean and SD of paired measurement differences.

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Likelihood Ratio Probability Explorer

Explore how a specified likelihood ratio changes a hypothetical pretest probability.

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Trial Flow Count Reconciler

Find arithmetic discrepancies across screening, allocation, intervention receipt and analysis counts.

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Join Row-Count Checker

Predict row multiplication and unmatched output before an equality join using aggregate key counts.

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Ideas worth investigating

Read dated methodological briefs and use the evidence-verification checklist before committing to a topic.

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