Learn ENA by making the analysis decisions.

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An individual SecondGame ENA network and its point. Original figure from the ENA and ONA tutorial by Tan and colleagues (2024).

Data PreparationBeginner25 minAug 13, 2026

Handle Missing Data and Exclusions Transparently

Use the shared synthetic design-talk dataset to practise distinguishing a true code absence, an all-zero observed unit, an unobserved period, a malformed row, and an excluded case, document the decision, test a defensible alternative, and keep every interpretation tied to source evidence.

missing dataexclusion ruleszero versus missing

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Tan et al. (2024), figure 10 · CC BY 4.0

Constructing an ENA model in rENA. Original figure from the ENA and ONA tutorial by Tan and colleagues (2024).

Research DesignBeginner25 minAug 14, 2026

ENA Academy Lesson 26

Preregister an ENA Decision Record

Use the shared synthetic design-talk dataset to practise recording the relational question and consequential ENA choices before outcome patterns or group separation are inspected, document the decision, test a defensible alternative, and keep every interpretation tied to source evidence.

preregistrationdecision recordconfirmatory analysis

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SecondGame mean ENA network. Original figure from the ENA and ONA tutorial by Tan and colleagues (2024).

ModelingIntermediate35 minAug 15, 2026

ENA Academy Lesson 27

Compare ENA Normalization Choices

Use the shared synthetic design-talk dataset to practise deciding whether analysis should emphasize relative connection composition, total connection magnitude, or another explicitly defined quantity, document the decision, test a defensible alternative, and keep every interpretation tied to source evidence.

normalization choicesphere normalizationconnection magnitude

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Tan et al. (2024), figure 2 · CC BY 4.0

FirstGame mean ENA network. Original figure from the ENA and ONA tutorial by Tan and colleagues (2024).

Data PreparationIntermediate35 minAug 16, 2026

ENA Academy Lesson 28

Define a Zero-Network Policy Before Modeling

Use the shared synthetic design-talk dataset to practise handling units that have observed rows but no modeled code co-occurrences under the chosen window and code set, document the decision, test a defensible alternative, and keep every interpretation tied to source evidence.

zero networkempty vectorsparse data

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Tan et al. (2024), figure 1 · CC BY 4.0

SecondGame mean network and ENA points. Original figure from the ENA and ONA tutorial by Tan and colleagues (2024).

Data PreparationBeginner25 minAug 17, 2026

ENA Academy Lesson 29

Export an ENA Reproducibility Bundle

Use the shared synthetic design-talk dataset to practise packaging enough data, metadata, decisions, code, and outputs for another analyst to audit and rerun the model, document the decision, test a defensible alternative, and keep every interpretation tied to source evidence.

reproducibility bundleprovenanceexport artifacts

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Tan et al. (2024), figure 7 · CC BY 4.0

Research DesignIntermediate35 minAug 18, 2026

ENA Academy Lesson 30

Write a Complete ENA Methods Section

Use the shared synthetic design-talk dataset to practise reporting the full chain from research design and qualitative coding through accumulation, normalization, projection, comparison, and sensitivity analysis, document the decision, test a defensible alternative, and keep every interpretation tied to source evidence.

methods reportingENA specificationreproducible manuscript

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Tan et al. (2024), tutorial example · CC BY 4.0