11 · Research supervision, academic coaching & publication support
Research methods and statistics support
Help with research design, quantitative and qualitative methods and statistics.
Tell us what you needHelp with research design, quantitative and qualitative methods and statistics, so you understand and can defend every choice. The analysis is yours, and the assistance is declared.
- Led by
- Prof. Wisdom Gagakuma and Michael Gagakuma
- Delivery
- Remote, and on site from Accra
- Fees
- Fixed fee, quoted to your scope
- Free tool
- Research methodology decision aid
- Contracting
- GKM Legacy Holdings, Maryland
Who commissions this, and when.
Buyers and moments where this work pays for itself, and where it does not.
Who it is for
- Postgraduate researchers
- Early-career academics
- Practitioners doing applied research
When to call us
- You are unsure which method or test fits your question
- Your results do not make sense
- Examiners or reviewers have questioned your methods
When it is not the answer
We explain and check. We do not run analyses for assessed work or produce results for you to submit.
How the work runs.
Each stage ends in something you review before the next begins.
Stage 1 of 5
Question
Understand your question.
Review pointThe research question is the researcher’s own, stated in writing.
Stage 2 of 5
Design
Review the design and the methods.
Review pointDesign choices explained, and decided by the researcher.
Stage 3 of 5
Researcher-led work
You run the analysis; we explain.
Review pointAll writing and analysis done by the researcher.
Stage 4 of 5
Feedback
We check your outputs and interpretation.
Review pointFeedback given as comments and questions, never replacement text.
Stage 5 of 5
Declared assistance
Record the assistance for your declaration.
Review pointAssistance declared in line with the institution’s rules.
What you receive.
Documents you can use, each with its method and sources attached.
04in the pack
See a demonstration of the output: Specimen · Research methods & statistics support
Method review
Whether your design answers your question.
Explanations
Tests, assumptions and interpretation, taught.
Checks
Your analysis reviewed for errors.
Reading list
Sources to cite for your choices.
Led byProf. Wisdom Gagakuma and Michael Gagakuma
- Contracting
- GKM Legacy Holdings, Maryland
- Consultation
- from USD 150
Scope and fees.
Fees are agreed in writing before work begins. Estimates are shown as estimates.
Fees
Fixed fee, quoted to your scope
Send a brief or book a short call. We reply with a written scope, dates and a fixed fee before any work begins.
What we need from you
- Research question and design
- A description of your data
- Your institution’s rules
Not included unless agreed
- Running analyses for assessed work
- Creating or altering data
- Writing results sections
Questions buyers ask.
Anything else: ask in a brief.
Which software do you support?
We work in the software you use, and we will tell you honestly if it is outside our experience.
Can you analyse data for a paper?
Not for assessed work. For professional research, talk to us first so authorship and acknowledgement are agreed up front.
Is there a free tool?
Yes: the research methodology decision aid.
Related work
What needs to move forward?
Tell us the decision, the challenge or the opportunity. We reply with a scoped approach, a named principal and a fee before any work begins.
No charge to submit an enquiry.