Recommendations for the use of statistics in Clinical and Health Psychology

摘要: The generation of scientific knowledge in Psychology has made significant headway over the last decades, as number articles published high impact journals risen substantially. Breakthroughs our understanding phenomena under study demand a better theoretical elaboration work hypotheses, efficient application research designs, and special rigour concerning use statistical methodology. Anyway, rise productivity does not always mean achievement standards. On whole, may entail source negative effects on quality research, both due to (1) degree difficulty inherent some methods be understood applied (2) commission series errors mainly omission key information needed assess adequacy analyses carried out. Despite existence noteworthy studies literature aimed at criticising these misuses (published specifically improvement guides), occurrence malpractice overcome. Given growing complexity theories put forward general Clinical Health particular, likelihood increased. Therefore, primary aim this is provide set recommendations for authors apply appropriate standards methodological rigour, reviewers firm when it comes demanding sine qua non conditions publication papers.