<p>This is related to <a href="https://stats.meta.stackexchange.com/questions/1046/can-code-review-be-relevant-here">an earlier question on code review at CV</a>.</p>

<p>While 'code review' itself is understandably out of scope, I wonder about questions like <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/21074240/methodology-of-high-dimensional-data-structuring-in-r-vs-matlab">this one</a> which I asked on SO, and <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7714677/r-scatterplot-with-too-many-points">this question on plotting nicely</a>.</p>

<p>I imagine that there is a methodological gradient that goes from theory to programming mechanics, but I'm curious where CV stops. <a href="https://stats.meta.stackexchange.com/a/1782/20307">This answer</a> seems particularly salient.</p>

<p>Here are some examples of possible edge cases I thought up and the site they border on:</p>

<ol>
<li>Plotting results effectively ("data-to-ink" ratio) -- SO, TeX?</li>
<li>Keeping data organized throughout scaling and transformations (for example, keeping track of categorical variables so they still match the transformed features) -- SO</li>
<li>Extending existing statistical packages without creating kludge (both etiquette and methodology here) -- SO</li>
<li>Implementation of a stochastic algorithm (is this the right way to code this, or is there a better algebraic expression for X?) -- MSE</li>
<li>Reporting results in limited space; how to prioritize? (i.e., papers etc.) -- Academia</li>
<li>Preparing chains of statistical analysis elements so that reports can be made mostly agnostic to input data -- SO</li>
<li>What's the best way to store data you're going to start/continue analysis work on in <code>&lt;this language&gt;</code>? -- SO</li>
<li>Basic checklist of "things to try" on data when exploring/classifying (CW) -- SO</li>
<li>If I want to do X, when should I format my data like A? If I'm trying to do Y, should I transform my data to B? What's the best way to go about that in <code>&lt;this language&gt;</code>? -- SO</li>
</ol>

<p>These are all methodological questions, and I'd like to ask some of them, in fact. I'd like these questions to be allowable in the context of <strong>review</strong> specifically, because that's really the best way to learn.</p>
