Research Prompts

Create a comprehensive data management plan. Components: 1. Data types and formats. 2. Metadata and documentation standards. 3. Storage and backup strategy (3-2-1 rule). 4. Access and sharing policies. 5. Ethical and legal compliance (GDPR, HIPAA). 6. Roles and responsibilities. 7. Long-term preserv...

Conduct a meta-analysis following PRISMA guidelines. Steps: 1. Formulate PICO question (Population, Intervention, Comparison, Outcome). 2. Systematic literature search. 3. Study selection and quality assessment. 4. Data extraction (effect sizes, sample sizes, moderators). 5. Calculate pooled effect ...

Prepare an IRB (Institutional Review Board) application. Required elements: 1. Study purpose and design. 2. Participant recruitment and selection. 3. Informed consent process and forms. 4. Risks and benefits assessment. 5. Data collection procedures. 6. Privacy and confidentiality protections. 7. Da...

Write a research manuscript using IMRaD format. Structure: 1. Introduction (background, gap, research question). 2. Methods (participants, materials, procedures, analysis). 3. Results (findings without interpretation, tables/figures). 4. Discussion (interpretation, implications, limitations, future ...

Create a comprehensive statistical analysis plan. Components: 1. Research questions and hypotheses. 2. Variables (independent, dependent, covariates). 3. Descriptive statistics (means, frequencies, distributions). 4. Data cleaning and missing data handling. 5. Assumption testing (normality, homogene...

Design a valid and reliable survey instrument. Steps: 1. Define constructs to measure. 2. Review existing validated scales. 3. Write clear, unbiased questions (avoid double-barreled, leading). 4. Choose appropriate response scales (Likert, semantic differential). 5. Organize logically (demographics ...

Code qualitative data systematically. Process: 1. Familiarize with data (read transcripts multiple times). 2. Generate initial codes (open coding, line-by-line). 3. Organize codes into categories (axial coding). 4. Identify themes and patterns (selective coding). 5. Create codebook with definitions ...

Write a compelling research grant proposal. Sections: 1. Abstract (200 words, standalone summary). 2. Significance (why this research matters). 3. Innovation (novel approach or contribution). 4. Approach (methodology, timeline, feasibility). 5. Preliminary Data (proof of concept). 6. Research Team (...

Conduct a systematic literature review. Process: 1. Define research question and scope. 2. Develop search strategy (databases, keywords, Boolean operators). 3. Set inclusion/exclusion criteria. 4. Screen titles and abstracts. 5. Full-text review of selected papers. 6. Extract data systematically. 7....