Optimizing Research Effort

Research can be characterized by the following pseudocode:

do
    collect data
    observe data
    posit theory

    do
        refine theory

        do
            perform data analysis
            evaluate theory

        until theory_is_tested

    until theory_is_satisfactory

    publish conclusions

while resources_and_interest_are_available

SyQADA’s role is to optimize the inner do-loop by minimizing the scientist’s effort in repeating the data analysis, thus making data collection and theory evaluation the limiting factors on production.