Changed group drops two minutes; that alone is called the protocol effect.
Process pilots / Delivery leads, planning owners and acceptance reviewers
Before / afterUse a contemporaneous comparison carefully
Inspect an illustrative difference of changes without claiming causal proof from invented small cohorts.
The artifact inspects two group changes and their inference boundary, beyond a single before/after result.
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Original worked case · Manual planning resource
Inspect the decision, not just the summary.
Start with the invented evidence, follow the reasoning, and retain its limits when adapting the brief.
02 · Follow the reasoning
How the case leads to a decision
Difference of changes=(8−10)−(11−12)=−2−(−1)=−1 minute. A shared time period alone does not prove the groups would otherwise have moved comparably.
The bounded result
The changed group decreases two minutes and comparison group one; the difference of changes is minus one minute using after-minus-before. Keep the comparability assumptions unresolved rather than declaring a causal effect.
01 · Inspect the inputs
Every record stays visible
| Group | Before mean minutes | After mean minutes | After minus before |
|---|---|---|---|
| Changed protocol | 10 | 8 | −2 |
| Unchanged protocol | 12 | 11 | −1 |
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Compare the decision quality
Illustrative before / afterSynthetic planning case: In a toy pilot, a changed-protocol group goes from ten to eight mean minutes. A contemporaneous unchanged-protocol group goes from twelve to eleven. Their comparability is not established.
The comparison group drops one too; the minus-one change difference is labelled descriptive with unverified assumptions.
Confirm contemporaneous windows
Owner role · Pilot owner
Evidence: Both groups’ observations use the same declared before/after periods.
Calculate both changes
Owner role · Reviewer
Evidence: The unchanged group’s one-minute decrease is not ignored.
Review inference assumptions
Owner role · Method owner
Evidence: Group comparability and other changes remain explicit before any causal interpretation.
Decision to make: The changed group decreases two minutes and comparison group one; the difference of changes is minus one minute using after-minus-before. Keep the comparability assumptions unresolved rather than declaring a causal effect.
Filled manual planning note
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The changed group decreases two minutes and comparison group one; the difference of changes is minus one minute using after-minus-before. Keep the comparability assumptions unresolved rather than declaring a causal effect. Difference of changes=(8−10)−(11−12)=−2−(−1)=−1 minute. A shared time period alone does not prove the groups would otherwise have moved comparably. This is an arithmetic example, not an identified causal estimate. No population, trend or assignment evidence is supplied.
Put the outline to work
- Confirm contemporaneous windows. Check: Both groups’ observations use the same declared before/after periods.
- Calculate both changes. Check: The unchanged group’s one-minute decrease is not ignored.
- Review inference assumptions. Check: Group comparability and other changes remain explicit before any causal interpretation.
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Questions about this workflow
Does a comparison group automatically establish causation?
No. Selection, different trends and other interventions can invalidate the intended comparison.
Why retain the unchanged group’s movement?
It shows that time-related changes also occurred outside the changed protocol; interpretation still requires a justified design.
Does this create tasks in the product?
No. The brief is a manual planning resource. Use the product access link to check onboarding and the workflows available in your account.