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Apsr Research Design

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Apsr Research Design skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Apsr Research Design is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Science & Research category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Science & Research · Sub-category: research-methods · Last updated: 2026-06-07

type:review

Use when defending the research design of an American Political Science Review (APSR) manuscript — causal identification for quantitative work, case selection and process tracing for qualitative work, experimental and survey-experimental design, or formal-empirical linkage. APSR judges each tradition on its own terms. Strengthens the design; it does not write code.

From the source SKILL.md

APSR accepts many methodologies but is demanding about each. The design must credibly connect the argument (apsr-theory-building) to evidence. This skill is mode-aware: pick the section that matches your work and defend it against the strongest alternative explanation.

What this skill does

Apsr Research Design is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the research-methods sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/apsr-research-design/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when defending the research design of an American Political Science Review (APSR) manuscript — causal identification for quantitative work, case selection and process tracing for qualitative work, experimental and survey-experimental design, or formal-empirical linkage. APSR judges each tradition on its own terms.

Who uses this skill

The Apsr Research Design Claude Code skill is built for researchers, data scientists, academics, and analysts working with complex data and scientific literature. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 93,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/apsr-research-design
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/apsr-research-design/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/apsr-research-design/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/apsr-research-design/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/apsr-research-design/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\apsr-research-design\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Apsr Research Design Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/apsr-research-design/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Apsr Research Design skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Apsr Research Design skill?

Use Apsr Research Design when your Claude Code task falls under the Science & Research category — specifically in the research methods area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Apsr Research Design" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/science/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Apsr Research Design skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Apsr Research Design is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Science & Research category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/brycewang-stanford/Awesome-Journal-Skills/blob/HEAD/American-Political-Science-Review-Skills/skills/apsr-research-design/SKILL.md
License: MIT
Author: brycewang-stanford
Website: https://www.copaper.ai

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

brycewang-stanford. (2026). Apsr Research Design [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/apsr-research-design/

BibTeX

@misc{apsr-research-design-2026,
  author    = {brycewang-stanford},
  title     = {Apsr Research Design [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/apsr-research-design/}
}

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