research-design-method-fit

name: Research Design Method Fit description: Use this skill to evaluate method-question fit, threats to validity, and design tradeoffs for social science studies. version: 0.1.0

Research Design Method Fit

Inputs

• Research question and claimed contribution
• Data access constraints
• Active profile config

Config Keys Read

• method.family
• method.rigor_checks
• project.constraints
• journal.emphasis

Required Rules

• theory_claims_discipline
• research_ethics_data
• qualitative_rigor / quant_empirical_rigor / mixed_methods_rigor

Outputs

• method_fit_memo.md
• threats_to_validity.md

Process Logic

1. Map question type to method candidates.
2. Check evidence feasibility and validity risks.
3. Recommend best-fit design with boundary conditions.

Failure / Uncertainty Handling

• If method fit is ambiguous, provide 2-3 defensible alternatives and required evidence for each.