Research Methods and Design

Catalog

• I need to design a biomarker or biospecimen collection study. Help me: 1) Select appropriate biomarkers for research question
• I need to design a cohort study. Guide me: 1) Define cohort eligibility and recruitment
• I need to design a cost-effectiveness or economic evaluation study. Guide me: 1) Choose evaluation type (cost-effectiveness
• I need to design a cross-sectional survey study. Guide me: 1) Define target population and sampling frame
• I need to design a crossover trial. Help me: 1) Randomize order of treatments
• I need to design a Delphi study to achieve expert consensus. Help me: 1) Select expert panel carefully (diverse
• I need to design a factorial experiment. Guide me: 1) Identify factors (independent variables) to manipulate
• I need to design a meta-analysis. Guide me: 1) Develop specific research question
• I need to design a mixed methods study. Guide me: 1) Decide on design (convergent
• I need to design a participatory action research (PAR) project. Help me: 1) Engage community in identifying issues
• I need to design a pilot or feasibility study. Guide me: 1) Clearly define feasibility objectives (not effectiveness)
• I need to design a probability sampling plan for survey. Guide me: 1) Define population and sampling frame
• I need to design a qualitative meta-synthesis study. Guide me: 1) Develop research question for synthesis
• I need to design a regression discontinuity study. Guide me: 1) Identify assignment variable with clear cutoff
• I need to design a sequential multiple assignment randomized trial (SMART). Help me: 1) Map out decision points and adaptive intervention options
• I need to design a validation study for a new measure or test. Guide me: 1) Develop items based on theory and expert input
• I need to design adaptive or sequential experimental designs. Guide me: 1) Define decision rules for adaptation
• I need to design an implementation science study. Help me: 1) Choose implementation framework (CFIR
• I need to design an observational study using existing data (secondary data analysis). Guide me: 1) Identify appropriate dataset for research question
• I need to design data collection procedures. Guide me: 1) Standardize procedures across participants and sites
• I need to design nested or hierarchical data collection. Guide me: 1) Identify levels of nesting (students in classrooms in schools)
• I need to design qualitative comparative analysis (QCA). Guide me: 1) Identify cases and outcomes to explain
• I need to design qualitative interviews or focus groups. Guide me: 1) Develop semi-structured interview guide
• I need to select and validate measurement instruments. Guide me: 1) Search for existing validated measures before creating new
• I'm designing a Bayesian adaptive trial. Help me: 1) Specify prior distributions for parameters
• I'm designing a case study or multiple case study. Help me: 1) Define the case and case boundaries
• I'm designing a case-control study. Help me: 1) Define cases with clear criteria
• I'm designing a cluster randomized trial. Help me: 1) Justify cluster randomization (why not individual)
• I'm designing a community-based participatory research (CBPR) study. Help me: 1) Establish authentic partnership with community
• I'm designing a comparative effectiveness research (CER) study. Help me: 1) Compare two or more active treatments (not placebo)
• I'm designing a complex intervention evaluation. Help me: 1) Use MRC framework for complex interventions
• I'm designing a diary or experience sampling study. Help me: 1) Determine sampling schedule (interval
• I'm designing a longitudinal study with multiple waves. Help me: 1) Determine number and spacing of measurement waves
• I'm designing a multiphase optimization strategy (MOST) study. Help me: 1) Identify intervention components to optimize
• I'm designing a natural experiment or using instrumental variables. Guide me: 1) Identify naturally occurring treatment assignment or exogenous shock
• I'm designing a network analysis study. Help me: 1) Define network boundaries and nodes
• I'm designing a photovoice or visual methods study. Help me: 1) Train participants in photography and ethics
• I'm designing a pragmatic trial or effectiveness trial. Help me: 1) Recruit diverse participants with minimal exclusions
• I'm designing a quality improvement (QI) study. Help me: 1) Use PDSA (Plan-Do-Study-Act) cycles
• I'm designing a quasi-experimental study without randomization. Help me: 1) Justify why RCT is not feasible
• I'm designing a randomized controlled trial (RCT). Help me: 1) Define clear research question and hypotheses
• I'm designing a replication study. Guide me: 1) Decide on exact vs conceptual replication
• I'm designing a sampling strategy for qualitative research. Help me: 1) Choose sampling approach (purposive
• I'm designing a single-subject or N-of-1 trial. Help me: 1) Establish baseline with multiple observations
• I'm designing a stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial. Help me: 1) Divide clusters into sequences randomly
• I'm designing a survey with experimental components (survey experiment). Help me: 1) Embed randomization within survey
• I'm designing a time series or interrupted time series study. Help me: 1) Identify clear intervention point
• I'm designing an ethnographic field study. Help me: 1) Select field site and negotiate access
• I'm designing an intervention or treatment study. Help me: 1) Define intervention components clearly (what