5 Crucial checks in statistical reporting you need before submitting your manuscript to a journal

Statistical reporting plays a vital role in biomedical research, ensuring accurate and reliable findings. Before submitting your manuscript to a journal, it’s important to perform a thorough check of how you’ve reported your statistical analysis, since this directly affects how peer reviewers perceive the value of your study. In this infographic, we present five crucial checks to help you strengthen your statistical reporting and increase your chances of acceptance. 

5 Things to check in your statistical methods and results before journal submission 

1. Justification of statistical tests: Include a clear statement indicating whether your data meet the key assumptions of the statistical tests employed, helping readers evaluate the reliability of your findings. 

2. Statistical software: Always include the names and manufacturer details of the statistical software used, ensuring transparency and reproducibility of your analysis. 

3. Completeness of results: Ensure that all analyses mentioned in the Methods section are reported in the Results section, providing a clear link between the methods employed and the findings obtained. 

4. Consistency in results: Check for consistency between your manuscript text, tables, and figures, ensuring that the data is aligned and accurate. 

5. Meaningfulness of results: Beyond just p-values, provide effect sizes and confidence intervals where possible, to clarify the clinical and practical value of your results. 

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