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...

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...

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...