Verifiedintermediate
Choosing a statistical test
A decision path from your design to the right test, and what to do when the assumptions fail.
- tests
- t-test
- anova
- +1
Statistics8 min
Resources
Curated guides, templates, and reading — the things worth knowing before you need them.
12 resources
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
Verifiedbeginner
How to turn an interest into a project
A four-step method for getting from "I like marine biology" to a question you can test with the equipment you actually have.
- topic-selection
- scoping
- getting-started
Choosing a Topic6 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
Verifiedbeginner
What makes a research question testable
The four properties every fair-ready question has, with before-and-after rewrites.
- question
- scope
- testable
Research Questions6 min
Verifiedbeginner
Control-group checklist
A one-page printable checklist to run against your procedure before data collection starts.
- checklist
- controls
- protocol
Control Groups3 min
Verifiedbeginner
Engineering design criteria template
A fill-in template for stating design requirements, constraints, and test criteria before you build.
- template
- requirements
- iteration
Engineering Safety4 min
Verifiedintermediate
Operational definitions
Turning "healthier", "faster", and "better" into something two people would measure the same way.
- measurement
- definitions
- reproducibility
Verifiedintermediate
Risk assessment for build projects
A five-column method for identifying and controlling hazards in mechanical, electrical, and thermal builds.
- risk-assessment
- electrical
- mechanical
Engineering Safety8 min
Verifiedbeginner
Variables: independent, dependent, controlled, confounding
How to identify all four in your own design, with a worked example.
- variables
- confounds
- design
Verifiedbeginner
Writing a falsifiable hypothesis
A worked template, plus the four failure modes that make a hypothesis untestable.
- hypothesis
- falsifiability
- template
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