Learn ENA by making the analysis decisions.

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An individual ENA network linked to source evidence. Original figure from the ENA and ONA tutorial by Tan and colleagues (2024).

InterpretationIntermediate25 minAug 9, 2026

Interpret ENA Networks With Qualitative Evidence

Read points, edges, and comparison networks as coordinated model outputs, then return to coded excerpts before writing a bounded claim.

network interpretationdifference graphsqualitative evidence

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Tan et al. (2024), figure 12 · CC BY 4.0

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

InterpretationBeginner25 minJul 25, 2026

ENA Academy Lesson 08

Separate Code Prevalence From ENA Connections

Use the shared synthetic design-talk dataset to practise distinguishing how often a code occurs from how strongly it connects with other codes under the selected window, document the decision, test a defensible alternative, and keep every interpretation tied to source evidence.

code prevalenceconnection weightfrequency audit

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

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

InterpretationIntermediate35 minJul 27, 2026

ENA Academy Lesson 10

Inspect Unit Networks and Influential Cases

Use the shared synthetic design-talk dataset to practise determining whether a group-level network pattern is broadly shared or driven by a small number of unusual units, document the decision, test a defensible alternative, and keep every interpretation tied to source evidence.

unit networksinfluential casesoutlier audit

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Tan et al. (2024), figure 9 · CC BY 4.0

Difference between the two mean ENA networks. Original figure from the ENA and ONA tutorial by Tan and colleagues (2024).

InterpretationIntermediate35 minAug 3, 2026

ENA Academy Lesson 17

Read ENA Subtraction Networks Without Overclaiming

Use the shared synthetic design-talk dataset to practise interpreting a difference graph as edge-wise subtraction between comparable networks in one shared analytic space, document the decision, test a defensible alternative, and keep every interpretation tied to source evidence.

subtraction networkdifference graphshared node positions

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Tan et al. (2024), figure 3 · CC BY 4.0

Source records highlighted within a stanza window. Original figure from the ENA and ONA tutorial by Tan and colleagues (2024).

InterpretationBeginner25 minAug 4, 2026

ENA Academy Lesson 18

Trace Every Interpreted Edge Back to Excerpts

Use the shared synthetic design-talk dataset to practise building a reproducible route from an interpreted network edge to the units, rows, and source excerpts that contributed to it, document the decision, test a defensible alternative, and keep every interpretation tied to source evidence.

excerpt traceabilityedge provenanceinterpretive loop

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Tan et al. (2024), figure 13 · CC BY 4.0

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

InterpretationIntermediate35 minAug 5, 2026

ENA Academy Lesson 19

Report ENA Effect Sizes and Intervals

Use the shared synthetic design-talk dataset to practise reporting the magnitude and uncertainty of planned ENA coordinate contrasts alongside plots and p-values, document the decision, test a defensible alternative, and keep every interpretation tied to source evidence.

effect sizeconfidence intervalcoordinate comparison

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Tan et al. (2024), figure 6 · CC BY 4.0