Quantitative Methodology & Analysis Planning
Align research questions, constructs, variables, design, and analysis before the workflow becomes expensive to change.
Best when: At proposal, protocol, or pre-analysis stage when the study logic is not yet explicit.
Questions it can answer
- What is the estimand?
- Do the variables answer the question?
- Which assumptions need contingencies?
Possible handover
Statistical Analysis Plan / Decision table / Pre-analysis checklist