How to use this guide

Published

Oct 2026

Learn through worked examples, then adapt the workflow to your own study. Follow each example in order or enter at the step you need.

Your role and AI’s role

Human → AI → Human

You define the question. AI assists the work. You verify and explain the result.

Use AI to explain code, investigate errors, and review your reasoning. Check its suggestions against your inputs, calculations, and outputs before accepting them. Share only information you are permitted to disclose.

Choose a worked example

Your question Worked example
How do community composition and diversity vary between groups? Community comparison

Choose your starting point

Each example follows six steps. Use the table to enter the community-comparison example where it helps you most.

What you need Start here
See the finished output 1. See the result
Understand the input tables 2. Meet the data
Check whether your inputs are suitable 3. Check the inputs
Generate tables and figures 4. Run the analysis
Check calculations and interpretation 5. Verify and explain
Produce a report 6. Export the report

To reproduce the analysis for the first time, prepare your environment.