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Dated: January 2006

Authors: Ian Wilson , Savitri Abeyasekera

A guide written for researcher scientists on writing good research protocols to plan and record project activities. Taken from the introduction:"In carrying a project from inception to completion, one link in the chain is the analysis of data collected. If the material for analysis is inadequately organised or documented, this process may be confused, or done badly. This guide aims to reduce such problems at an early stage. The material below probably has most to say to relatively inexperienced researchers, such as Ph.D. students taking on particular activities within larger projects. Of course we are well- aware that experienced project leaders already do much of what we are suggesting, insofar as it is relevant to the special circumstances of their project, but we hope that at least some of our points will be helpful to them too". [...] This guide is a plea for more systematic and more complete recording of planning information, in the form of a protocol, to ensure that the project process – especially the analysis stage – can be efficient and effective, and that the legacy of the project does not languish unusable after the exercise has ended."This guide was produced by the Statistical Services Centre of the University of Reading with funding from DFID's Forestry Research Programme (FRP), Project ZF0183, as part of work to support research scientists at DFID with the statistical aspects of research projects.

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