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Table 3 Distribution of the 'quality of statistical analysis' variables and median number of citations received by the publishing journal.

From: The relationship between quality of research and citation frequency

 

AGP

AJP

BJP

NJP

Total

P-value of chi square tests

 

N

(%)

Md

N

(%)

Md

N

(%)

Md

N

(%)

Md

N

(%)

 

Inappropriate analysis

              

0.044

â–ªyes

10

(11.1)

64

20

(14.8)

33.5

33

(17.9)

25

12

(30.8)

0.5

75

(16.7)

 

â–ªno

80

(88.9)

64

115

(85.2)

33

151

(82.1)

19

27

(69.2)

1

373

(83.3)

 

Incomplete analysis

              

0.018

â–ªyes

18

(20.0)

68

30

(22.2)

31.5

39

(21.2)

20

17

(43.6)

0

104

(23.2)

 

â–ªno

72

(80.0)

64

105

(77.8)

34

145

(78.8)

20

22

(56.4)

1

344

(76.8)

 

Overuse of tests

              

0.195

â–ªyes

29

(32.2)

52

38

(28.1)

34

56

(30.4)

19

18

(46.2)

1

141

(31.5)

 

â–ªno

61

(67.8)

66

97

(71.9)

32

128

(69.6)

22.5

21

(53.8)

1

307

(68.5)

 

All

90

  

135

  

184

  

39

  

448

  
  1. The statistical significance of differences between variable categories was tested with Mann-Whitney U test. No statistically significant (p < 0.05) differences were found.
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