This chapter covers:

1. • Methodological considerations and various decisions you need to make in setting up and performing a human–robot interaction (HRI) study;

2. • The strengths and weaknesses of different research methods and how to identify them for understanding and evaluating HRI;

3. • How the choice of robot, environment, and context matter for study results;

4. • The importance of looking at new ways of reporting data and insights befitting HRI, even though there is a tradition of reporting experimental work.