Most PhD students rush experimental design, the crucial first step that determines whether your results will hold up at defense. Proper design means planning how you'll manipulate inputs and control variables before you start, so your findings are defensible when it matters.
If you're planning an experimental study, the way you set the study up in the beginning will help make sure that the results you come up with are believable. We're gonna begin with the concept of designing your experiment. Simply, this means planning your study so that you can see what happens to an outcome when you intentionally change specific inputs, and all the while controlling everything else as best you can. You want this set up properly so that when you've conducted your study, and get to your defense, the results are going to be reasonable. Drop the word "help" in the comments below, and I'll send you the link to my free dissertation help community.
