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AMA Manual of Style (10th edition ed.) : A Guide for Authors and Editors

AMA Manual of Style Committee

Publisher:
Oxford University Press
Print Publication Date:
Mar 2007
Print ISBN-13:
9780195176339
Published to AMA Manual of Style:
Apr 2009
DOI:
10.1093/jama/9780195176339.001.0001
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Contents

The Manuscript: Presenting Study Design, Rationale, and Statistical Analysis

Chapter:
Study Design and Statistics
Author(s):

Margaret A. Winker,

Stephen J. Lurie

Each portion of the manuscript should contribute to the reader’s understanding of why and how the study was done and should help persuade the reader that (1) the hypothesis or study question is clearly stated, carefully considered, and important, (2) the methods are designed to answer the question and the analysis is appropriate, (3) the results are credible, and (4) the implications are placed in context and the limitations do not preclude interpretation of the results.Words used herein that are defined in the glossary (see , Glossary of Statistical Terms) are given in a different font.The structured abstract should enable

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