Changes between Version 5 and Version 6 of SOPs/StatisticalSteps

Timestamp:

07/01/20 08:43:40 (5 years ago)

Author:

gbell

Comment:

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SOPs/StatisticalSteps

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 1. Are there any obvious problems?
 1. Are there obvious batch effects?
-1. Are there any obvious outliers due to some technical reason?
+1. Are there any obvious "outliers" due to some technical reason?
 1. Could the data need some form of normalization or scaling to make factors more comparable?
 
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 1. Does you data meet all assumptions required of the test?
 1. Given the answers to the above question, the best test may be the simplest one.
-1. GraphPad (makers of Prism) has a nice but brief presentation about [https://go.graphpad.com/video/how-to-choose-the-right-statistical-test How to Choose the Right Statistical Test] that's a good place to start.
+1. GraphPad (makers of Prism) has a nice but brief presentation about [https://go.graphpad.com/video/how-to-choose-the-right-statistical-test How to Choose the Right Statistical Test] that's a good place to start.  Prism [https://www.graphpad.com/guides/prism/7/statistics/stat_statistical_analyses_with_pris.htm documentation] includes lots of additional informative details for scientists who aren't experts in statistics.
 
 - '''Organize the data'''
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 - '''Perform the statistical test(s)'''
-1. Run the analysis with a tool like R, Prism, or Excel
+1. Run the analysis with a tool like R, Prism, or Excel.
 1. Capture all of the appropriate results and details of the test, often more than just the p-value.
 1. Does the software produce any warnings? If so, how should you react?