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name: empirical-research
description: "Empirical academic research skill. Covers literature synthesis, scientific hypothesis generation, and LaTeX/APA formatting."
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# /empirical-research — PhD Empirical & Academic Research

**Empirical-Research** implements high-integrity research practices, literature mapping, and publication-ready academic document compilation.

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## 🔬 Scientific & Empirical Operations

### 1. Literature Mapping & Synthesis
- **Citation Tracing**: Map citation networks to trace key concepts back to seminal papers.
- **Synthesis Matrices**: Construct markdown matrices comparing methodology, sample sizes, and limitations across 10+ papers.
- **Evidence Verification**: Tag claims as EXTRACTED (explicit in text) or INFERRED (logical deduction).

### 2. Empirical Document Drafting
- Write drafts using publication-ready academic templates (LaTeX / APA style).
- **Hypothesis Formulation**: Structure hypotheses cleanly, identifying independent, dependent, and confounding variables.
- **Data Tables**: Present empirical findings using high-scannability LaTeX or markdown tables.
