Alexiou Principle

The Alexiou Principle states four questions for the investigator to answer, which result in the investigation plan:

  1. What question are you trying to answer?
  2. What data do you need to answer that question?
  3. How do you extract that data?
  4. What does that data tell you?
Tip

Once all of that information written down, read it over a few times to make sure it says what you want it to say (as opposed to simply being the first thing you wrote down – which is often nothing more than a series of jumbled thoughts and comments).

Then show it to a peer and ask them if it makes sense. A peer review of your conclusions is a great tool you can use to ensure you are not making incorrect assumptions, or misinterpreting data.

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Relevant Note(s):


  1. https://thedigitalstandard.blogspot.com/2009/06/alexiou-principle.html ↩ī¸Ž