Getting Started
Start here when you are new to Licklider and need to decide what to read first: product scope, quickstart, data requirements, decision guides, or terminology.
Use Getting Started when you are new to Licklider and need to decide which page to read first.
This section helps you choose the right starting page for first-visit questions: what Licklider does, how to get to a first result, whether your CSV is ready, which test or figure guide to open, and where to look up core terms. It is not the place for detailed method reference, full quality-check interpretation, or deeper study-setup decisions.
Start here
Choose the page that matches your immediate question:
| If you want to... | Read this page |
|---|---|
| Understand what Licklider is designed to do, and what it does not do | What This Product Does |
| Get from sign-in to a first result as quickly as possible | Quickstart |
| Check whether your file can be uploaded and structured correctly | Supported File Formats |
| Decide whether your table is wide or long, and whether it needs reshaping | Table Shape: Wide vs Long |
| Choose a statistical test or model for your research question | Choose the Right Test |
| Choose a figure family for group comparison, regression, or longitudinal data | Choose the Right Figure |
| Look up a recurring term used in the product or docs | Glossary |
What you will find in this section
Overview
Use Overview when you are deciding how to begin.
- What This Product Does explains the product's scope and boundaries.
- Quickstart shows the shortest path from sign-in to a first result.
Data Requirements
Use Data Requirements when your question is about upload readiness before analysis.
It covers supported file formats, wide vs long table structure, required and optional columns, ID/batch/timepoint columns, and common import errors.
Decision Guides
Use Decision Guides when your data is already in place and your main question is what analytical or visual path to start with.
It includes Choose the Right Test, Choose the Right Figure, and Common Workflows by Dataset Shape.
Concepts and Terminology
Use Concepts and Terminology when you need a stable definition of a recurring term.
Its main reference page is Glossary.
If you need a different category
Leave Getting Started and go elsewhere if one of these is your real need:
- Understand study-design declarations, data contracts, or setup choices -> Study Setup
- Read detailed assumptions, interpretation, or method-specific reference pages -> Methods
- Review checks, disclosures, or analysis warnings in depth -> Quality Checks
What this section does not cover
- Full method reference and assumption details -> see Methods
- Full quality-check interpretation and disclosure guidance -> see Quality Checks
- Detailed figure customization and figure-specific interpretation -> see Figures and Visualization
- Study-design setup decisions that must be declared before analysis -> see Study Setup
Where to go next
If you are unsure whether Licklider fits your task at all, start with What This Product Does.
If you want the fastest first session, go to Quickstart.
If your first blocker is your file or table structure, go to Supported File Formats or Table Shape: Wide vs Long.
If your data is ready and your next question is analytical direction, go to Choose the Right Test or Choose the Right Figure.