Reporting statistical results in medical journals

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internalnotes 1. Zulkapli NA, Sobi S, Mohd Zubaidi NA, Abdullah JM. Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences’ publishing report (2014–2015). Malays J Med Sci. 2016; 23(4):1–4. 2. Lang TA, Altman DG. Statistical analyses and methods in the published literature: The SAMPL guidelines*. In: Moher D, Altman DG, Schulz KF, Simera I, Wager E, editors. Guidelines for reporting health research: A user’s manual. Oxford, UK: John Wiley & Sons; 2014. p. 264– 274. 3. Cummings P, Rivara FP. Reporting statistical information in medical journals. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2003;157(4):321–324. 4. Cole TJ. Too many digits: the presentation of numerical data. Arch Dis Child. 2015; 100(7):608–609.
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summary Statistical editors of the Malaysian Journal of Medical Sciences (MJMS) must go through many submitted manuscripts, focusing on the statistical aspect of the manuscripts. However, the editors notice myriad styles of reporting the statistical results, which are not standardised among the authors. This could be due to the lack of clear written instructions on reporting statistics in the guidelines for authors. The aim of this editorial is to briefly outline reporting methods for several important and common statistical results. It will also address a number of common mistakes made by the authors. The editorial will serve as a guideline for authors aiming to publish in the MJMS as well as in other medical journals.
title Reporting statistical results in medical journals
title_full Reporting statistical results in medical journals
title_fullStr Reporting statistical results in medical journals
title_full_unstemmed Reporting statistical results in medical journals
title_short Reporting statistical results in medical journals
title_sort reporting statistical results in medical journals