Methods content: What is described?

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The main idea is that the Methods content explains how the study was conducted and how the data were analyzed. It lays out the approach taken—the study design, how participants were selected, what procedures or interventions were used, what instruments or measurements were employed, how data were collected, and the plan for analyzing those data, including the statistical tests applied. This is why describing research methods and statistical tests is the best match: the Methods section is meant to convey both the methodological framework and the analytic techniques so others can understand, evaluate, and replicate the work. Describing the study design alone is narrower, findings from descriptive analyses belong in the Results, and ethical approvals are typically noted separately within ethical disclosures or approvals sections rather than the Methods content itself.