SOLUTIONS / RESEARCH INTELLIGENCE ANALYST
Keep the findings connected
to the research behind them.
Build research workflows that organise documents, data and findings around specific questions. Give reviewers a clear route from a conclusion to its supporting sources.
- Question or proposition
What needs to be established
- Source and setting
Reference, population, period and method
- Finding and interpretation
Keep the reported result distinct
Evidence register → Disagreement → Next investigation
RESEARCH QUESTIONS
Organise the research around the questions to resolve.
Break a broad topic into specific questions, then record what each source contributes. This makes it easier to find support for a conclusion and see where the evidence is missing or conflicting.
Keep the source’s reported result separate from your interpretation. Studies may appear to disagree because they cover different populations, periods or definitions.
THE EVIDENCE REGISTER
What to keep in the evidence register.
| Field | What the register retains |
|---|---|
| Question or proposition | The specific point the research is investigating. |
| Source and reference | The document, published series or evidence slice supporting the observation. |
| Population, geography and period | The setting to which the result applies. |
| Method and definition | The measure or research method that produced the result. |
| Finding and interpretation | The reported observation, followed separately by the analytical reading. |
| Open issue | The missing input or contradictory evidence that merits another investigation. |
HOW WHITEBOXX FITS
Set up the sources, analysis and review process.
Whiteboxx provides document retrieval and tools for analysing structured data. We configure the sources, extraction or query method, evidence register and review steps for the research. A literature review also needs a source plan and protocol appropriate to its field.
PUBLIC EXAMPLE
Follow the sources in a published example.
The market-entry example includes economic, trade and retail observations, with definitions, source references and dates. You can read the findings, see the questions still open and download the underlying data.
Read the source-backed briefAPPLICATION DESIGN
Give the research a place in the application.
Use the source register and analytical findings within a custom workspace or business workflow. Evidence OS supplies selected evidence and agent services; custom engineering adds the document connections, domain logic and review experience the organisation needs.
See how to extend Evidence OS