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O*NET detailed work activityDesign research studies to obtain scientific information
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Part of Develop research plans or methodologies, under the O*NET work activity group Thinking Creatively. Individual tasks below can carry a different label when their own wording calls for it (2 AI-ready, 8 AI-assist, 0 stays human).
Tasks built on this activity
- Develop and test experimental designs, sampling techniques, and analytical methods.
- Design or perform experiments with equipment, such as lasers, accelerators, or mass spectrometers.
- Design research projects that apply valid scientific techniques, and use information obtained from baselines or historical data to structure uncompromised and efficient analyses.
- Plan laboratory experiments to confirm feasibility of processes and techniques used in the production of materials with special characteristics.
- Design research studies in collaboration with physicians, life scientists, or other professionals.
- Plan or direct research studies related to life sciences.
- Design surveys to assess health issues.
Tasks where it is part of the work
- Plan or conduct geological, geochemical, or geophysical field studies or surveys, sample collection, or drilling and testing programs used to collect data for research or application.
- Design, conduct, or provide support to nursing informatics research.
- Plan data collection methods for specific projects, and determine the types and sizes of sample groups to be used.