Brown Virtual Lab · Guided research production

Carry a clear question into a durable research record.

Compose, examine, and preserve research questions, source appraisals, and analysis plans inside the study workflow your team already uses. Extend the evidence trail through dataset passports, code releases, analysis runs, and verification findings.

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Study and reproducibility instruments

Prepare work that a reviewer can examine.

Research question

Turn a research interest into a precise question and preserve the assumptions that guide the design.

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Compose the recordRecord title

Research question RequiredState the question in one sentence with a clear comparison and outcome.

Population RequiredDefine eligibility and the unit of observation.

Exposure or intervention RequiredSpecify what varies, how it is measured, and when it begins.

Comparator RequiredDefine the reference condition or comparison group.

Outcome RequiredDefine the measurement and its interpretation.

Time and follow-up RequiredSpecify time origin, observation window, and follow-up.

Setting RequiredState where and under what conditions the study would operate.

Evidence gap RequiredExplain what remains uncertain and how the question would address it.

Decision relevance RequiredName the decision this evidence could inform and the limits of its relevance.

Question framework Name a suitable framework, such as PICO or PECO, and justify the fit.

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For literature appraisals, the combined citation, location, design, result, interpretation, and applicability sections must fit 6,000 characters.

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Preserve a new study record

Each save creates a new draft record in the selected study. Use its governed register for later edits, formal review, and version history.

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Methods guidance

A thoughtful path through the work.

Distinguish interest from question

An interest identifies a topic. An answerable question specifies what will be compared, measured, and interpreted. Begin with the decision or uncertainty, then define the population, comparison, outcome, and timing.

Define the observation structure

Specify whether the analysis concerns people, institutions, images, repeated visits, or another unit. Describe clustering and repeated measurements in the analysis plan.

Test feasibility against evidence

Locate the available measurement, expected denominators, permissions, and realistic review capacity. Preserve unresolved assumptions in the evidence gap and next project decision.

Prepare a reviewer handoff

Ask the reviewer whether the estimand, design, available information, and intended claim fit together. Follow the assigned deliverable scope and retain a dated question version.

Complete the handoff

Inspect the saved study record and its provenance.
Request the assigned reviewer’s feedback.
Preserve supporting material in approved project storage.
Submit its approved evidence link through My Work when an assignment applies.

Open deliverable submission

Keep the standards within reach.

Use the current reporting guideline and extensions that fit your study. Connect scientific rigor, source appraisal, and reproducibility to the actual protocol and institutional requirements.