Step 5: Choose Your Project Design

Based on the goals of your project, you will need to select an appropriate study design.

There are three main categories of study design:

descriptive
retrospective,
and prospective.

Descriptive Study >>

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Clearly Define the Project

Calculating Sample Size

Research
Read some of the research publications by others in your field. Look for ideas on how they designed their project.

Collecting Data:

Overview
Step 1: Define Your Needs
Step 2: Clearly Define the Project
Step 3: Identify the Data Sources
Step 4: Plan How to Store the Data
Step 5: Choose Your Project Design
Step 6: Eliminating Bias & Confounding
Step 7: Participant Selection
Step 8: How to Collect the Data
Step 9: Consult & Test
Step 10: Start Collecting
Collecting Data for Performance Measures

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