RIGOROUS
An eight-step framework for designing, conducting, and reporting research with routinely collected health data.
What is RIGOROUS?
RIGOROUS is an eight-step framework designed to help researchers improve the quality, transparency, and interpretability of studies using EHR data.
The framework guides researchers through the full research pipeline, from identifying the type of research task to defining the estimand, assessing data fitness, identifying sources of bias, choosing appropriate analyses, evaluating assumptions, using precise language, and meeting reporting standards.
Rather than focusing only on final reporting, RIGOROUS supports better decisions throughout the design and conduct of EHR research.
START BY NAMING THE RESEARCH TASK
RIGOROUS begins by asking what kind of question your study is trying to answer. Studies may appear similar on the surface, but different research tasks require different estimands, assumptions, analyses, validity checks, and language.
Work through it on your own study
Free, no account needed to start, and every questionnaire exports as a PDF.
We gratefully acknowledge the generous support of the following organizations, whose funding made this work possible.
