Q-Methods

Draft methods sections in clear narrative style for broad scholarly audiences.

References

• references/methods_template.md — section template with placeholders
• ../references/appendix_template.md — shared appendix structure (methods and results)
• ../references/apa_style_guide.md — APA formatting, numbers, notation, formulas

Core Principles

• Narrative prose; no bullet points, em-dashes, or standalone introductory paragraphs
• Prefer 3-12 sentence paragraphs; merge pre-table intros into post-table narrative
• Conceptual language; avoid implementation jargon ("Interview responses were organized by dimension" not "We filtered the DataFrame")
• Organize by logical workflow stages: data collection, preprocessing, analysis, validation
• Wrap all formulas and operator-heavy expressions in inline code backticks, in both prose and table cells (see ../references/apa_style_guide.md, "Equations, Formulas, and Set Notation")
• Strict methods/results separation: describe what was done and how, not what was found