AI Prompts for Research Methods and Data Analysis
Plan a method you can defend, find the flaw in a design before a reviewer does, and describe your analysis so somebody else could repeat it. Includes prompts for reading statistical output you did not produce.
Frequently asked questions
Can these prompts choose my method for me?
No, and they are written not to try. They ask what your question requires, what each candidate method can and cannot support, and what you would have to assume for the result to mean anything, which keeps the decision with you and your supervisor.
I have output I did not run myself. Can these help?
Yes. Several prompts are for reading statistical output you were handed: what each number means, which ones answer the question, and which claims the output cannot support. That is the point where most people nod along instead of asking.
Do they help with a survey or interview design?
They help you plan the instrument and the sampling frame, list the questions that will not survive analysis, and stress test the wording. The prompts are instructional: they ask a model to structure and critique what you wrote rather than produce participants or data.