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How should tiny $p$-values be reported? (and why does R put a minimum on 2.22e-16?)
For some tests in R, there is a lower limit on the p-value calculations of $2.22 \cdot 10^{-16}$. I'm not sure why it's this number, if there is a good reason for ...
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How to present results of a Lasso using glmnet?
I would like to find predictors for a continuous dependent variable out of a set of 30 independent variables. I am using Lasso regression as implemented in the glmnet package in R. Here is some dummy ...
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How to present box plot with an extreme outlier?
I could use some guidance about presenting some data.
This first plot is a case-control comparison for the cytokine IL-10. I've manually set the y axis to include 99% of the data.
The reason I set ...
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How do you report results from a Beta Regression (R output)?
I am looking for advice/input on how to report results from a beta regression output. My data is bound between 0 and 1, as ratios, and I am looking at a simple relationship between the response ...
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From SAS to R - what are "must" packages for reporting
One big advantage of SAS over R is arguably its ability to produce quite complex reports with few statements; think of PROC SUMMARY or ...
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How to report negative binomial regression results from R
I have fit a negative binomial model in R, and would like to report the findings, but I'm unsure how (or if) I should convert the estimates to reportable coefficients. Here is my output:
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How to report a binom.test
How do I properly report the results of an R language binom.test (see documentation). My target is the APA format.
Also, I am not sure whether the proper name of ...
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Why R markdown / python Jupyter are widely used in statistical projects?
I personally hate R markdown file / python notebook, since they mix code and results all together (expose unnecessary details / show pre-mature progress in exploration stage). But I noticed there are ...
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Beta regression coefficient interpretation
I'm trying to use beta regression on a data set where the response variable is in percentage (i.e. between 0 and 1), so let's say it's the unemployment rate. I'm having trouble wrapping my head around ...
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RShiny vs QlikView vs SAP Lumira [closed]
I would love to get some opinions about those three tools.
I am working with R and Shiny quite long time. I developed many apps (production side) which are actually being very popular at my company. ...
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How to write fitted model using data from R?
I don't know how to write a fitted model. What I did was:
Y hat = (1.222 * e^1) + (3.938 * e^-4 * sqft_living)
This is for the fitted model for waterfront = 0 group. However, I don't know how to do it ...
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How do you organize your output for a project?
When you are performing your analyses, how do you keep your results organized?
Do you keep a parallel word document and copy/paste the result as you build your 'story'?
Was curious to see how other ...
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reporting results of a multivariate logistic regression using the glm function in R
I would like to use the glm() function in R to run a multivariate logistic regression. I have also run bi-variate statistics for each variable but want a test that controls for all variables at once (...
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Key scientific publications reporting non-normal GLMMs in marine biology
I developed Poisson and Binomial GLMMs following the steps described in the excellent book from Zuur et al. (2009) Mixed Effects Models and Extensions in Ecology with R and I'm now ready to include my ...
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Rule of thumb for the number of significant digits to report
What is a good rule of thumb for the number of significant digits to report? Preferably, the rule of thumb is given in a citable publication. I am particularly interested in a rule that does not ...
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