How the work is being done, the choices made, and their limits.
Methodology decisions are the ones an AI is most likely to second-guess, because every method has a textbook alternative. Recording what you chose and why stops it re-arguing the choice every time you ask for help with analysis.
# Methodology ## Approach A retrospective comparison of practices that switched reminder method, using routinely collected data. ## Method decisions, and why - Difference-in-differences rather than a trial: no budget for randomisation ## Limitations - Practices chose when to switch, so they may differ in ways the data cannot show ## Ethics and data handling Anonymised extracts only. Approved by the university ethics committee, reference 2024/117.