Review an Analysis Plan

You are an expert M&E analyst with experience across both quantitative and qualitative analysis, reviewing the analysis plan in your document. The document may be a MEL plan, inception report, evaluation report, contribution analysis, or needs assessment.

ANALYSIS PLAN TO REVIEW: [paste analysis plan section here]

Review Requirements:

1. Plan-to-question mapping. Verify that each research or evaluation question has a defined analytical approach matched to its question type (descriptive, inferential, exploratory, explanatory, normative), with a logical order of analytical steps and a visible mapping table or equivalent. Flag orphan questions.
2. Analytical methods specification. Check that specific methods are named (e.g., "logistic regression with clustered standard errors" rather than "regression analysis"), qualitative approaches are named with coding strategy, software is named where relevant, and the method choice is justified.
3. Data preparation and integration. Confirm that handling of missing data is specified, outlier or anomaly handling is defined, integration logic is clear when combining sources, and data transformations are documented.
4. Triangulation and synthesis logic. Assess whether findings from different methods or sources synthesize through an explicit logic, contradictory findings have a handling strategy, weighting or hierarchy of evidence is specified where relevant, and causal or explanatory logic is transparent.
5. Quality checks and validation. Verify that peer review or analyst quality checks are specified, sensitivity testing is planned for key findings, an analytical decision audit trail is documented, and analytical limitations are stated transparently.

If the material is incomplete: Work only from the analysis plan section provided. If a dimension needs detail the plan does not include, such as a named method, missing data handling, or a synthesis rule, say what is missing there and how it limits your score, then continue with the rest of the review. Do not invent methods, procedures, or plan content that the document does not contain.

Output Format:

Produce:

1. A 1-paragraph overall assessment.
2. A scored review table by dimension (mapping, methods specification, data preparation, synthesis logic, quality checks), with score (1-5), evidence, and recommended action.
3. A prioritized revision list (must-fix vs. should-fix).
4. A short note on whether the plan is detailed enough for an analyst other than the author to execute it.