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Basic Statistical Reporting for Articles Published in Biomedical Journals: The “Statistical Analyses and Methods in the Published Literature” or The SAMPL Guidelines
| Reporting guideline provided for? (i.e. exactly what the authors state in the paper) |
Basic statistical reporting for articles published in biomedical journals |
| Full bibliographic reference | Lang TA, Altman DG. Basic statistical reporting for articles published in biomedical journals: the "Statistical Analyses and Methods in the Published Literature" or the SAMPL Guidelines. Int J Nurs Stud. 2015;52(1):5-9. |
| Language | English |
| PubMed ID | 25441757 |
| Relevant URLs (full-text if available) |
Download the SAMPL Guidelines (PDF) |
| Reporting guideline acronym | SAMPL |
| Applies to the whole report or to individual sections of the report? | Statistical methods and analyses |
| Other | The SAMPL guidelines were also published in 2013 in: Smart P, Maisonneuve H, Polderman A (eds). Science Editors' Handbook, European Association of Science Editors, 2013. |
| Additional information | These guidelines will also appear in “Guidelines for reporting health research: A user’s manual," which will be released in early September 2013. |
| Record last updated on | January 13, 2022 |