Praxis research publishing

Useful research guidance, built to be used.

Concise, evidence-led resources for researchers and analysts who need clear methods, transparent decisions, and practical next steps—not another wall of theory.

A public-health researcher reviewing methodology and data visualizations

Start with the resource library

Small enough to use today. Rigorous enough to keep.

Each publication has a public, indexable explanation and a professionally designed PDF for focused reference. The useful content remains discoverable; only the file delivery is email-gated.

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Praxis Research Guide

The IMRaD Research Paper

A practical framework for a clear, reproducible scientific manuscript.

  • Scientific writing
  • Research methods
  • Manuscript structure
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Praxis Research Guide

Choose the Right Reporting Standard

Match common health-research designs with the appropriate reporting framework.

  • Reporting guidelines
  • Study design
  • Research transparency
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Praxis Methods Note

Start Here: Make Sense of NHANES

A practical route from a research question to an analysis-ready NHANES plan

  • NHANES
  • Study planning
  • Survey analysis
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Praxis Methods Note

From Question to Publication

An NHANES study workflow for transparent, survey-aware, reproducible research

  • NHANES
  • Reproducibility
  • Scientific publishing
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Praxis Data Brief

Interviewed vs Examined

What the August 2021-August 2023 NHANES participant-status counts mean for analysis

  • NHANES Explained
  • Participant status
  • Analytical samples
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PDB-0027 minute read

Praxis Data Brief

Income-to-Poverty Missingness

A careful reading of INDFMPIR in the August 2021-August 2023 NHANES demographics file

  • NHANES Explained
  • INDFMPIR
  • Missing data
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Praxis Harmonization Report

Combining NHANES Cycles

A compatibility-first decision framework for pooling survey periods

  • NHANES
  • Cycle pooling
  • Harmonization
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PHR-0028 minute read

Praxis Harmonization Report

Method Change or Documentation Change?

A disciplined classification for NHANES cross-cycle evidence

  • NHANES
  • Method changes
  • Evidence classification
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Praxis Variable Guide

SEQN Connects NHANES Files

How to use the respondent sequence number without corrupting participant-level data

  • NHANES variables
  • SEQN
  • Data linkage
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Praxis Variable Guide

Core NHANES Demographic Variables

A connected guide to participant status, age, gender, race and Hispanic origin, income-to-poverty, weights, and design

  • NHANES variables
  • Demographics
  • Survey design
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A growing research library

One evidence system, several useful formats.

New materials will be published only when they add validated information, interpretation, provenance, or practical utility. Praxis will not manufacture thin pages simply to capture search traffic.

PRG

Guides

Practical frameworks for research and scientific reporting.

2 published resources
PMN

Methods Notes

Focused explanations of measurement, analysis, and comparability.

2 published resources
PDB

Data Briefs

Concise findings from validated analyses with transparent caveats.

2 published resources
PHR

Harmonization Reports

Versioned evidence behind cross-cycle decisions and changes.

2 published resources
PVG

Variable Guides

Structured definitions, lineage, methods, warnings, and provenance.

2 published resources