Guidelines for Statistical Report
Guidelines for Statistical Report
Any manuscript submitted to the Bangladesh Journal of Pharmacology should have a detailed report of statistical methods. Results are rigorously reported and the appropriate method for study design should be applied. These are:
> Software package (name, version and relevant references)
> Technical details or procedures to reproduce the analysis > Identify the research design and independent variables (between- or within-subjects) > Pre-processed data:
> How outliers were treated and your analysis (full dataset and outliers removed) > How missing/excluded data were handled > Define the threshold for significance (alpha) > When required, mention sample sizes with a description of how to perform it. Note the inputs for power, the effect on sample size, and alpha. Report the number of independent replications for each experiment > For analysis of variance (ANOVA), details any post hoc tests > Details of any correction to account for multiple comparisons. If the correction was not applied, then mention the justification for not doing so > Mention all options for statistical procedures. If t-tests were carried out, then clarify whether these were performed by either one- or two-tailed. Mention the type of t-test conducted (e.g. one sample, within-/between-subjects) > In the case of step-wise multiple regression analyses:
> Bayesian analysis: Mention the choice of prior trial probabilities and the method of selection. Markov chain Monte Carlo settings should be reported > Reporting of statistical results: It must be reported appropriately.
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