临床神经学和神经科学期刊为作者提供统计指导
Sanjana Tumma1,2, Claire Sonneborn3, Aishwarya Padate3,4
1Department of Neuroscience, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
European journal of neurology
|July 31, 2023
概括
临床神经学和神经科学期刊往往缺乏明确的统计报告指导. 改进这些准则可以提高科学研究的透明度和可重复性.
科学领域:
- 神经学 神经学
- 神经科学是一个神经科学.
- 生物统计学 生物统计学
背景情况:
- 对统计方法和结果的透明报告对于科学评估和复制至关重要.
- 临床神经学和神经科学期刊在传播研究成果方面发挥着关键作用.
研究的目的:
- 描述临床神经学和神经科学期刊为作者提供的统计报告指南.
- 确定可以改进期刊指导的领域,以提高统计透明度.
主要方法:
- 分析来自第一季度临床神经学和神经科学期刊的"作者指南".
- 收集关于样本大小证明,精度估计,假设检查,p值解释,描述性统计和图表呈现要求的数据.
- 评估期刊对现有的透明报告准则的认可.
主要成果:
- 许多期刊经常不要求或推关键的统计报告元素.
- 对于p值解释,描述性统计和图形使用的指南存在重大差距.
- 独立报告准则的期刊认可有所不同,对具体的统计报告要求的影响有限.
结论:
- 临床神经学和神经科学期刊有很大的机会提高统计报告的透明度.
- 在提交稿件时向作者提供明确的指导方针和建议是必不可少的.
- 完善的统计报告指导可以促进更好的科学评估和可重复性.
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