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Research methodology and data analysis guidance
Guidance on designing a defensible study and on analysing, interpreting and presenting your own data, for qualitative, quantitative and mixed-methods research.
Methodology development
Examiners and reviewers look first at whether the method can answer the question. Guidance at the design stage helps you make choices you can defend later.
- Research design. Choosing between qualitative, quantitative and mixed-methods approaches, and justifying the choice.
- Alignment. Linking each research question or hypothesis to a data source and a method of analysis.
- Sampling and instruments. Who or what is studied, how many, and how the data will be gathered.
- Writing the chapter. Structure, justification, limitations and ethical considerations.
Data analysis guidance
- Choosing the analysis. Which statistical tests or qualitative techniques fit your design and your data.
- Interpreting results. What the output means, what it does not show, and how to state it accurately.
- Presenting findings. Tables, figures and narrative that report results clearly and completely.
- Answering questions. Preparing for the methodological questions a supervisor, examiner or reviewer is likely to ask.
Your data, your findings. We do not fabricate, alter or selectively report data. Guidance is given on data you have collected under your own approved design, and the interpretation you submit must be one you understand and can defend.
When to ask
The earlier the better. A design question settled before data collection costs far less than one raised by an examiner afterwards. Guidance is also available once the data is in, when the task is choosing and reporting the right analysis.
How to request it
Use the enquiry form. After the scope is agreed the work follows the same tracked steps as every order, with two correction rounds included. If you need support across the whole thesis, see PhD thesis and dissertation mentoring.
Questions about this service
Will you collect or create data for me?
No. The data must be yours and must be collected as your approved design and ethics clearance require. We guide you on analysing and presenting data you have collected.
How do I get a price?
Methodology and data analysis guidance is quoted on enquiry, because the scope varies with the design, the size of the dataset and the analysis needed. Send an enquiry and we reply within one business day.
What should I send with my enquiry?
Your research questions or objectives, the design you have in mind or have used, a short description of your data, and your deadline.
Discuss your study
Send your research questions, a short description of your data and your deadline. We reply within one business day.
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