FIELD NOTES · 2026

Options comparison sheet — a LAMP primer-design demonstration

This guide helps with recording software inputs and outputs without assessing clinical suitability. Use it as a personal worksheet; confirm activity details directly with the organiser.

How to use these notes

Set criteria before looking at results so the choice is not justified after the decision. Use the same categories for every alternative and distinguish missing values from zero.

Information for this activity

• software version and date of use
• input filename and its units
• settings changed during the demonstration

Procedure

1. Choose three criteria directly related to the need and explain each criterion.
2. Record each alternative using consistent units and dates where possible.
3. Mark trade-offs, uncertainty and conditions that could change the choice. Do not add categories with different units.

Worked example

If option A has complete information while option B has one unanswered question, the result is “more information needed”, not automatically “B is worse”.

Copyable format

Alternative | Criterion | Value or note | Source | Uncertainty

Final check

Before sharing the notes, recheck software version and date of use, input filename and its units, settings changed during the demonstration. Remove unnecessary personal information and flag answers that are not yet confirmed.