Process is power. Results never stand alone⏤They rise and fall with the validity of our analysis.

The detailed description of our rationale for every minuscule choice around a study design makes our work reproducible, and the reproducibility makes it substantive.

If we can’t debate the validity of a study design, then we can’t learn from each other. If there’s no collective conversation, then there’s no refinement of our metrics, no shared mental model, and no advancement of the science.

New knowledge is great, but the true power of scientific inquiry lies in our ability to clearly identify our process.