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VIReC Good Data Practices

Notes to Your Future Self: The Living Protocol


by Matt Maciejewski, PhD
Seminar date: 5/29/2024

Description: In Good Data Practices Session #3, attendees will learn the importance of documenting decisions about data during a research project.

Objectives: • Making a research protocol a living document • Benefits of timely and complete documentation • Tips for managing documentation and team meetings • Examples of documentation for design, measurement, and analysis phases

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