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Data PreparationBeginner25 minAug 13, 2026
ENA Academy Lesson 25

Handle Missing Data and Exclusions Transparently

Use the shared synthetic design-talk dataset to practise distinguishing a true code absence, an all-zero observed unit, an unobserved period, a malformed row, and an excluded case, document the decision, test a defensible alternative, and keep every interpretation tied to source evidence.

missing dataexclusion ruleszero versus missing
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Research DesignBeginner25 minAug 14, 2026
ENA Academy Lesson 26

Preregister an ENA Decision Record

Use the shared synthetic design-talk dataset to practise recording the relational question and consequential ENA choices before outcome patterns or group separation are inspected, document the decision, test a defensible alternative, and keep every interpretation tied to source evidence.

preregistrationdecision recordconfirmatory analysis
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ModelingIntermediate35 minAug 15, 2026
ENA Academy Lesson 27

Compare ENA Normalization Choices

Use the shared synthetic design-talk dataset to practise deciding whether analysis should emphasize relative connection composition, total connection magnitude, or another explicitly defined quantity, document the decision, test a defensible alternative, and keep every interpretation tied to source evidence.

normalization choicesphere normalizationconnection magnitude
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Data PreparationIntermediate35 minAug 16, 2026
ENA Academy Lesson 28

Define a Zero-Network Policy Before Modeling

Use the shared synthetic design-talk dataset to practise handling units that have observed rows but no modeled code co-occurrences under the chosen window and code set, document the decision, test a defensible alternative, and keep every interpretation tied to source evidence.

zero networkempty vectorsparse data
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Data PreparationBeginner25 minAug 17, 2026
ENA Academy Lesson 29

Export an ENA Reproducibility Bundle

Use the shared synthetic design-talk dataset to practise packaging enough data, metadata, decisions, code, and outputs for another analyst to audit and rerun the model, document the decision, test a defensible alternative, and keep every interpretation tied to source evidence.

reproducibility bundleprovenanceexport artifacts
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Research DesignIntermediate35 minAug 18, 2026
ENA Academy Lesson 30

Write a Complete ENA Methods Section

Use the shared synthetic design-talk dataset to practise reporting the full chain from research design and qualitative coding through accumulation, normalization, projection, comparison, and sensitivity analysis, document the decision, test a defensible alternative, and keep every interpretation tied to source evidence.

methods reportingENA specificationreproducible manuscript
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