Descriptive statistics - presenting your results I

Researchers analyse and present datasets after the collection phase of studies. This step is most crucial as it leads to the discussion on the entire report, depending on the objective of the study. Nevertheless, researchers abide great difficulties due to unawareness of statistical tools tobe used as per objective. Different studies report that many medical professionals are keen to learn statistical tools. However, they start repulsing from them when they encounter difficulties in analysis.This phobia may be due to mathematical tabulation and interpretation of the findings. Nevertheless, if researchers can learn the core concept of statistical analysis it would help themtremendously. All correct analyses are based on the objective of the study. Guidelines of International Committee of Medical Journals Editors (ICMJE), explains the importance of acceptable reporting of statistics: Describe statistical methods with enough detail to enable a knowledgeable reader with access to the original data to verify the reported results.