Doug’s 10 Rules of Classification

Based on many years of research here are the formal rules for creating categories. Each Category MUST be: 1. Mutually exclusive (i.e only one memeber per group) 2. Collectively exhaustive (i.e. all members have a group) 3. Stable and objective (i.e. groups don’t...

Data Collection – Best Practices

Before you Begin Formally map every piece of data you collect to your study plan and/or reporting requirements, and be sure that the data collection will supply everything you need for analysis. Avoid collecting data you do not need and identify data critical to your...

Research Data Plans

A Data Management Plan (DMP) typically describes what research data will be created during the course of a research project, how it will be created, plans for sharing and preserving the data and any restrictions that may need to be applied. A DMP may ask you to...