The process of #preregistering my #dissertation is forcing me to think about #studydesign more than I normally have to. My field, #languagevaration in #sociolinguistics, leans very heavily on #crosssectional #observational studies, which makes sense seeing as we're not looking at things like medical conditions that may or may not be present. However, I couldn't even remember the name of this study design in order to describe it for the #preregistration as a result.

#openscience #linguistics