Changes between Version 3 and Version 4 of SOPs/StatisticalSteps
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- 06/15/16 10:41:42 (9 years ago)
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v3 v4 47 47 - '''Perform the statistical test(s)''' 48 48 1. Run the analysis with a tool like R, Prism, or Excel 49 1. Capture all of the appropriate results and details of the test, often more than just the p-value 49 1. Capture all of the appropriate results and details of the test, often more than just the p-value. 50 50 1. Does the software produce any warnings? If so, how should you react? 51 51 52 52 - ''' Do multiple hypothesis correction''' 53 1. If more than one test is performed, you may need multiple hypothesis correction 53 1. If more than one test is performed, you may need multiple hypothesis correction. 54 54 1. Which is better: Bonferroni, FDR, or another test? 55 1. Be prepared to explain why this is necessary 55 1. Be prepared to explain why this is necessary. 56 56 57 57 - ''' Interpret the statistical test(s)''' … … 59 59 1. Does the statistical model of the data effectively describe the data? How valid is the p-value? 60 60 1. Does the statistics imply that the result is biologically meaningful (Perhaps the hardest question)? 61 62 - ''' Report the statistical test(s)''' 63 1. Report in enough detail so that, with the original data, a knowledgeable person could replicate the statistical analysis. 61 64 62 65 Through all of this, resist any temptation to bias the analysis to produce the result one wants or expects.
