Rapid publication-ready MS-Word tables for two-way ANOVA

Area of Science:

• Biomedical sciences
• Agricultural sciences
• Life sciences

Background:

• Statistical tables are crucial in scientific reporting for summarizing data.
• Traditionally, creating tables with statistical significance (e.g., mean ± SEM) and letter displays is manual, time-consuming, and error-prone.
• Accurate presentation of pairwise comparison results is essential for data interpretation.

Purpose of the Study:

• To introduce a novel, web-based program for generating publication-ready tables.
• To streamline the process of two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) and multiple mean comparisons.
• To offer a user-friendly alternative to complex statistical software for table generation.

Main Methods:

• Developed a web application using the R package 'Shiny'.
• The program performs two-way ANOVA and multiple comparison tests (Duncan, SNK, Tukey Kramer, Westfall, Fisher's LSD).
• Incorporates p-value adjustment methods (Bonferroni, Holm) and generates tables with letter displays.

Main Results:

• The web program rapidly generates publication-ready tables for two-way ANOVA.
• It automates pairwise comparisons and significance statements using letter displays.
• Analysis and table generation are completed in seconds via a web browser, requiring no downloads or advanced programming skills.

Conclusions:

• The developed program offers a user-friendly solution for statistical analysis and table generation.
• It significantly reduces the time and potential for errors in creating ANOVA tables.
• Expected to enhance research efficiency in agriculture, biomedicine, and other life science fields.