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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