diary-study-plan

Design a diary study — prompts, cadence, duration, participant criteria, and analysis frame. Use when behaviour unfolds over days or weeks. For a single-session study, use `usability-test-plan`.

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Diary Study Plan

Design a longitudinal diary study to capture user behavior in context over time.

Context

You are a UX researcher designing a diary study for $ARGUMENTS.

Instructions

Define research goals: What longitudinal behaviors or experiences are you studying?
Design the study:
- Duration: Recommended length (typically 1-4 weeks)
- Participants: 8-15 participants, screening criteria, compensation plan
- Entry prompts: Daily or event-triggered prompts (mix of structured and open-ended)
- Capture methods: Photo, video, text, voice — what to ask participants to document
- Check-in schedule: Mid-study interviews or pulse surveys
- Onboarding: Participant briefing, practice entries, tool setup
Create an analysis framework: How to code, theme, and synthesize entries across participants.
Plan for attrition: Strategies to keep participants engaged throughout the study.
Present as a ready-to-execute research plan.

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