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Three browser-based tools to organise your thinking. Nothing you type here is sent to us; download what you need, then book when you want expert review.

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01 Proposal brief02 Data readiness03 Method chooser04 Downloads

01 / Proposal brief builder

Make the question concrete.

Build a simple research brief you can take to a supervisor, team meeting or consultation.

02 / Data-analysis readiness

Check the records before the statistics.

Use this checklist before opening SPSS, R or Excel. A clean question and clean data save more time than a complicated test.

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03 / Biostatistics method chooser

Choose a sensible starting point.

This is a planning aid, not an automatic statistical verdict. Use it to prepare the right questions for analysis or consultation.

Need a sample-size plan?Bring your outcome, study design, expected effect or prevalence, confidence level and practical recruitment limit to a biostatistics consultation.Open biostatistics service →

04 / Public downloads

Useful files, not empty promises.

Download, adapt and keep these practical templates. They are starting points—always follow your university, ethics committee or funder requirements.

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Research proposal template

A fill-in structure for title, background, problem, objectives, methods, ethics and timeline.

02

Data codebook template

A practical variable dictionary for Excel, SPSS or R—so your dataset means the same thing to everyone.

03

Data-cleaning checklist

A step-by-step pre-analysis check for duplicates, missingness, categories, dates and outliers.

04

Results-reporting guide

A simple guide for reporting descriptive results, comparisons and regression without hiding the important numbers.

05

Analysis request brief

Use this before sending a dataset to an analyst so the scope, outputs and confidentiality expectations are clear.

06

Literature review matrix

A structured table for comparing studies, methods, findings and gaps before you start writing the review.