RESEARCH STATUS PROGRESSION

Research Idea
→ Blueprint
→ Methodology Draft
→ Instrument Draft
→ Pilot Planned
→ Data Collection In Progress
→ Data Collected
→ Analysis In Progress
→ Results Draft
→ Reviewed Result
→ Validation Work
→ Validated only within a stated scope

RULES
- Do not skip states for appearance.
- A planned date is not a completed milestone.
- A methodology can be complete while recruitment has not begun.
- A pilot can complete without supporting broad effectiveness claims.
- Negative or inconclusive results are still research evidence.
- Current public wording must match the furthest evidenced state.
