SectionsdfofdfadfJournaldfArticledf-dfcorrectdfanswer✔ ✔ IMARD
Introductiondf-dfcorrectdfanswer✔ ✔
•Includedfwhydfthedfstudydfisdfimportantdf(purpose/hypothesis)
•Providedfadfreviewdfofdfthedfrelevantdfliteraturedfanddfhighlightdfthedf"gaps"
•SomedfauthorsdfprovidedfbothdfandfIntroductiondfANDdfadfBackgrounddfsecti
on.
Methodsdf-dfcorrectdfanswer✔ ✔
•Includedfwhydfthedfstudydfisdfimportantdf
(purpose/hypothesis)
•Providedfadfreviewdfofdfthedfrelevantdfliteraturedfanddfhighlightdfthedf"gaps"
•SomedfauthorsdfprovidedfbothdfandfIntroductiondfANDdfadfBackgrounddfsecti
on.
,Resultsdf-dfcorrectdfanswer✔ ✔
•Statisticaldfmethodsdfuseddfbutdfnodfdiscussiondfofdfwhatdfthedffindingsdfme
an
•Qualitativedfstudiesdfwoulddforganizedfthedfmajordfthemesdfanddfpresentdfthe
mdfheredfbutdfprovidedfmoredfinformationdfanddfdirectdfquotesdfindfthedfdiscussi
ondf(wheredftheydfmakedfsensedfofdfthem)
Discussiondf-dfcorrectdfanswer✔ ✔
•Discussdfwhatdfthedffindingsdfmean.dfProvidedfimplicationsdffordfpracticedf
ordffuturedfresearch.df
-Discussdfstudydflimitations.
Blindingdf-dfcorrectdfanswer✔ ✔
•Blindingdfisdfadfmethoddfuseddftodfdecreasedfchancesdfofdfbiasdfindfresearchdf
studies.
-->•Keepingdfpeopledfunawaredftodfpreventdfunwittingdfbias
•Researchersdfcandfbedfblinddftodfwhichdfparticipantsdfaredfindfthedfintervention
dfvsdfcontrol.
•Participants/subjectsdfcandfbedfblinddftodfwhichdfgroupdftheydfaredfindfordfwhic
hdfinterventiondf(treatment)dftheydfaredfreceiving.
Peerdfreviewersdffordfjournaldfarticlesdfcandfbedfblinded:
, -
Thedfauthordfofdfthedfmanuscriptdfdoesdfnotdfknowdfwhodfisdfreviewingdftheirdf
work.
-Thedfreviewerdfdoesdfnotdfknowdfwhodfthedfauthordfofdfthedfmanuscriptdfit.
StatisticallydfSignificantdf(P=df0.05)df-dfcorrectdfanswer✔ ✔
Whendfauthorsdfprovidedfstatisticsdfthatdfaredf"significant"dfitdfshowsdfthatdft
hedfchancedfofdfthedffindingdf(result)dfbeingdfduedftodfchancedfalonedfisdflow.df
Readersdfcandfassumedfthatdfthedffindingsdfisdfprobablydftruedfanddfifdftheydfrepl
icatedfthedfmethodsdfindftheirdfowndfpopulation,dftheydfwilldflikelydffinddfthedfsa
medfresult.
*****Clinicallydfsignificantdfanddfstatisticallydfsignificantdfaredfnotdfthedfsam
edfthing!
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Mostdfstatisticsdfaredfsaiddftodfbedfsignificantdfifdftheydfaredfatdfordfbelowdfthedf0.
05dfthreshold.
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>Thisdfmeansdfthatdftheredfisdfadf95%dfprobabilitydfthatdfthedffindingdfisdfreliabl
edfanddfnotdfspuriousdf(erroneousdfordfduedftodfchance).
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Lowerdfsignificancedfmeansdfthatdfthedfstatisticaldfresultdfisdfevendflessdflikelydf
todfbedfduedftodfchancedfalonedf(moredflikelydfthatdfitdfisdfreliable).