In the Internet age, the problem often isn’t a lack of information—it’s figuring out how to sift through it to understand the world.

If that sounds like a challenge you face, we can help.

Using rigorous, cutting-edge research methods, we can develop and implement a quantitative research strategy at any phase of the research process: question formulation, data collection and processing, analysis, and presentation of results. Whether you’re looking for someone to develop and manage a full project, or a specialist to play a role on an existing team, we can help.

Our fullest process usually looks like this:

Idea Generation and Assessment of Needs and Resources

Not all questions can be addressed by analytics research, but sometimes a quantitative approach can be applied in surprising places. We would love to meet you in an initial consultation to understand what information you already have, and what you might need.

We will “mind meld” with you to assess how to formulate your questions as tractable for an analytics approach involving the tools of hypothesis testing and data science, and whether we can use your existing data or need to create a plan for gathering more.

Proposal and Design

After our initial consultation, we will develop a research plan involving one or more tools from our analytics toolbox. This plan will include a schedule and budget for implementation, as well as clear statements of what we can learn from this plan and why this approach is appropriate for the questions you want answered.

Implementation

Then we do the legwork! We conduct original research specifically tailored to your need. We’ll be in continual touch during the research process as challenges or unexpected findings arise. We use academic-level analysis tools to generate results you can be confident in (see the toolbox below).

Presentation, Feedback, and Future Steps

Finally, we present our findings to you or your preferred audience in a clear, visually appealing format such as slides or a brief report. We highlight the key takeaways and advise on next steps and how this project can fit into your longer-term research agenda.

If this sounds like a good fit for your needs, please reach out at tko@tkoresearch.org