Book contents
- Studying Primates
- Studying Primates
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Asking Questions about Primates
- 2 Ethics in Primatology
- 3 Keeping Science Healthy: Research Integrity
- 4 Inclusive Science
- 5 Understanding Statistical Evidence
- 6 Communicating Ideas in Writing
- 7 Introduction to the Primates
- 8 Why Study Primates?
- 9 Identifying a Research Question
- 10 Finding Out What We Know
- 11 Reading Journal Articles
- 12 Formulating Hypotheses and Predictions and Designing a Study
- 13 Observing and Manipulating
- 14 Choosing Measures
- 15 Planning Data Analysis
- 16 Sampling and Statistical Power
- 17 Checking Feasibility and Finalising Your Plans
- 18 Writing a Research Proposal
- 19 Collecting Data
- 20 Conducting Fieldwork
- 21 Analysing and Interpreting Data
- 22 Writing a Scientific Report
- 23 Submitting to a Peer-Reviewed Journal
- 24 Presenting Your Work at a Conference
- 25 Conclusions
- Index
- References
17 - Checking Feasibility and Finalising Your Plans
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 19 September 2019
Book contents
- Studying Primates
- Studying Primates
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 Asking Questions about Primates
- 2 Ethics in Primatology
- 3 Keeping Science Healthy: Research Integrity
- 4 Inclusive Science
- 5 Understanding Statistical Evidence
- 6 Communicating Ideas in Writing
- 7 Introduction to the Primates
- 8 Why Study Primates?
- 9 Identifying a Research Question
- 10 Finding Out What We Know
- 11 Reading Journal Articles
- 12 Formulating Hypotheses and Predictions and Designing a Study
- 13 Observing and Manipulating
- 14 Choosing Measures
- 15 Planning Data Analysis
- 16 Sampling and Statistical Power
- 17 Checking Feasibility and Finalising Your Plans
- 18 Writing a Research Proposal
- 19 Collecting Data
- 20 Conducting Fieldwork
- 21 Analysing and Interpreting Data
- 22 Writing a Scientific Report
- 23 Submitting to a Peer-Reviewed Journal
- 24 Presenting Your Work at a Conference
- 25 Conclusions
- Index
- References
Summary
Good research needs good planning. A detailed research plan helps you determine the feasibility of your study and anticipate the issues you will face. In this chapter, I cover logistics and practicalities, how we use pilot studies to test the feasibility of a project, making a timeline, assessing risk, and budgeting.
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- Studying PrimatesHow to Design, Conduct and Report Primatological Research, pp. 215 - 222Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2019
References
17.8 Further Reading
Center for Open Science (COS). https://cos.io/. Includes useful frequently asked questions about preregistration.Google Scholar
Nosek, BA, Ebersole, CR, DeHaven, AC, Mellor, DT. 2018. The preregistration revolution. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 115: 2600–2606. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1708274114. A clear presentation of the differences between predictions and postdictions (post hoc theorising), the psychological biases which lead to mistake postdictions for predictions, and how preregistration avoids these problems. Also addresses common concerns with preregistration.CrossRefGoogle ScholarPubMed
O’Donnell, J. 2011. How to make a simple Gantt chart. https://theresearchwhisperer.wordpress.com/2011/09/13/gantt-chart/ [Accessed 9 January 2019]. Advice on project planning and on how to prepare a project timeline.Google Scholar
O’Donnell, J. 2014. How to make a simple research budget. https://theresearchwhisperer.wordpress.com/2014/10/07/simple-research-budget/ [Accessed 9 January 2019]. Advice on how to create a budget for a simple project.Google Scholar