6  Advanced / Aspirational Workflow

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AP[X] is the Xth analysis planning stage R[X] is the Xth artefact of the analysis process

1. Pre-contract

• Proposal
• Research objectives
• AP0: Preliminary plan
  • R0: High-level methodology

2. Data design

• Survey designs
• Admin datasets
• AP1: Specify approach
  • R1: Detailed methodology
  • R2: Input data dictionary

3. Data collection

• Monitoring:
  • R3: Monitoring log

4. Analyze

• Have the data for the analysis
• Have accumulated insights
• Have monitoring logs
• Explore loop:
  • R4: Exploratory output pile
  • R5: Decision log
• AP2: revisit R1: Detailed methodology
  • Realign analysis objectives with project objectives
  • Assess feasibility through exploration
  • Identify limitations and enumerate implications
  • Justify methodological adapatations
  • Iteratively build R6: data pipeline
  • Document final data pipeline
  • Finalize methodology

5. Publish

• AP3: Schedule of deliverable outputs
  • R7: Analysis outputs