Verifiedintermediate
Designing an experiment that survives review
Variables, controls, replication, randomisation, and blinding — what each one is protecting you from.
- design
- controls
- replication
- +1
Experimental Design9 min
Resources
Curated guides, templates, and reading — the things worth knowing before you need them.
10 resources
Verifiedintermediate
Reading a paper without reading all of it
The three-pass method: how to decide in ten minutes whether a paper is worth an hour.
- reading
- triage
- notes
Literature Reviews7 min
Verifiedintermediate
Research integrity for student projects
Attribution, data handling, and the grey areas that get projects disqualified.
- integrity
- attribution
- honesty
Research Ethics7 min
Verifiedintermediate
The 250-word abstract, sentence by sentence
A seven-sentence skeleton that fits the usual word limit and covers everything judges look for.
- abstract
- structure
- word-limit
Abstract Writing6 min
Verifiedintermediate
Growing microbes safely in a school setting
Sterile technique, sealed plates, and a disposal plan you can point a reviewer at.
- sterile-technique
- culture
- disposal
Biological Agents6 min
Verifiedintermediate
Hedging: saying exactly how sure you are
The vocabulary of scientific caution, and why over-claiming costs more than it gains.
- claims
- hedging
- precision
Scientific Writing6 min
Verifiedintermediate
Operational definitions
Turning "healthier", "faster", and "better" into something two people would measure the same way.
- measurement
- definitions
- reproducibility
Verifiedintermediate
Structuring a literature review
Why chronological reviews read badly, and what to organise by instead.
- writing
- structure
- argument
Literature Reviews6 min
Verifiedintermediate
Writing survey questions that do not lead
Wording, scales, and order effects — the bias you build in before anyone answers.
- surveys
- bias
- questionnaire
Human Participants7 min
Verifiedintermediate
Your model needs a baseline
Why 94% accuracy can be a terrible result, and what to compare against instead.
- baseline
- evaluation
- metrics
Machine Learning7 min