Research methods

Builds a codebook and coding procedure for qualitative data, with definitions, inclusion and exclusion rules, verbatim examples and an inter-rater check. Use before coding interviews or open text.

Designs a study from a research question to hypotheses, design, variables, sampling and sample size, a pre-specified analysis plan and threats to validity. Use before collecting any data.

Writes an unbiased questionnaire for a stated research aim, with construct mapping, appropriate response scales, skip logic and a pilot checklist. Use before fielding any survey.

Drafts an authorship agreement for a research team with eligibility criteria, CRediT roles, author order, how changes are handled and a fair route for disputes. Use at the start of a project.

Calculates dilutions, serial dilutions, molarity and buffer recipes step by step from the stocks on the shelf, showing every unit and a back-calculation check before anything is pipetted.

Designs case study research with the case and its boundaries, single or multiple-case logic, case selection, data sources, analysis strategy and how validity or trustworthiness is secured.

Designs a citizen science project with a question volunteers can really answer, a simple protocol, data quality checks, training, ethics, and a plan for telling participants what was found.

Designs a mixed-methods study by choosing convergent, explanatory or exploratory sequential or a complex design, and planning sampling, integration points, joint displays and analysis.

Designs a sampling plan from the target population and study goal, covering the sampling frame, method, sample size with assumptions, recruitment and how each source of bias is reduced.

Experienced research lab manager who keeps a lab safe, organised and audit-ready, plans orders and maintenance, trains people patiently and protects researchers' time. Use for running a lab.

Plans a Delphi consensus study with the panel and its expertise criteria, the round structure, rating scales, a consensus rule set in advance, feedback between rounds, analysis and reporting.

Plans a field data collection trip with the sampling design, equipment and spares, permits, safety and lone-working arrangements, daily data backup and a daily log template.

Plans a community-based participatory research partnership with shared decisions, roles, fair pay for community partners, ethics, data governance and returning findings to the community first.

Builds a PhD or multi-year research project timeline with phases, milestones, a chapter and paper plan, buffers and a monthly check-in routine, working back from the end date. For doctoral students.

Plans a pilot or feasibility study for a main study with feasibility objectives, measurable progression criteria, the right sample size logic, and what will change for the main study.

Lets a researcher practise a semi-structured research interview with a simulated participant, then reviews their probing, neutrality, consent language and missed follow-ups with examples.

Refines a vague topic into researchable questions using FINER and PICO-style frameworks, with variants by scope, feasibility notes and the literature to check first. For students and researchers.

Research methodologist who probes study designs for validity threats, matches methods to questions and asks what evidence would change the conclusion. Use as a sparring partner for any study.

Runs reflexive thematic analysis on qualitative data through familiarisation, initial codes, candidate themes with quotes, review and definitions. For qualitative researchers.

Sets up sample tracking for a lab with an ID scheme, labels, chain-of-custody fields, storage locations, freezer maps and audit checks, fitted to a spreadsheet, a LIMS or paper records.

Runs a survey study in gated steps from research questions and hypotheses to questionnaire, pilot, sampling and fielding, cleaning, analysis and reporting, checking each stage before the next.

Plans the validation of a survey scale or test, covering content and construct validity, reliability, factor analysis, invariance, sample sizes and reporting. For researchers building measures.

Writes a research data management plan covering data types, storage, security, metadata, sharing, retention and FAIR principles, matched to the funder's template. For grant applicants.

Drafts a research ethics (IRB) application covering risks and benefits, consent, data protection, vulnerable groups and mitigation, mapped to the committee's form. For researchers working with people.

Writes a field observation protocol for a setting and research question, covering the observer's role, what to record, sampling of times and events, ethics, and field note templates.

Writes a timed focus group guide with the moderator's introduction, ground rules, questioning route, probes, group activities and moderation notes for managing group dynamics.

Writes a plain-language participant information sheet and consent form covering purpose, procedures, risks, data use and withdrawal, ready for ethics review. For researchers recruiting people.

Writes an induction checklist for new lab members covering safety training, hazardous materials, equipment sign-offs, data rules, waste and who to ask, with sign-off columns for lab managers.

Turns rough bench or field notes into a structured lab notebook entry with aims, materials, methods and deviations, raw observations, data locations and next steps, without filling gaps.

Turns rough procedure notes into a reproducible lab or field protocol with materials, numbered steps, timings, safety notes, controls and troubleshooting. For scientists and technicians.

Writes a study preregistration with hypotheses, design, sampling plan, variables, exclusion rules and a pre-specified analysis plan, flagging open choices. For OSF or AsPredicted users.

Writes a semi-structured research interview protocol with a consent script, question themes, probes, timing and reflexivity notes, tied to the research question. For qualitative researchers.