{"id":5551,"date":"2023-03-21T18:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/comic_strip\/best-practices-in-reporting-correlations-associations-and-regressions-in-biomedical-research\/"},"modified":"2024-08-10T05:52:09","modified_gmt":"2024-08-10T05:52:09","slug":"best-practices-in-reporting-correlations-associations-and-regressions-in-biomedical-research","status":"publish","type":"comic_strip","link":"https:\/\/www.editage.com\/insights\/best-practices-in-reporting-correlations-associations-and-regressions-in-biomedical-research","title":{"rendered":"Best practices in reporting correlations, associations, and regressions in biomedical research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin:0cm 0cm 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\">Correlation and regression are powerful tools that can help biomedical researchers better understand the complex relationships between variables in their data, and make more informed decisions about treatments and interventions. Through correlation or regression analyses, researchers can analyze the strength and direction of the relationships among different variables, build predictive models, identify potential confounders, and thereby gain insights into the underlying mechanisms of different diseases, treatments, clinical conditions, or health outcomes. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0cm 0cm 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\">Hence, it\u2019s important to conduct correlation and regression analyses rigorously and report their results appropriately. Here\u2019s a handy infographic on best practices in reporting these analyses.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0cm 0cm 8pt\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Default Alt text\" class=\"media-element file-default\" title=\"Default Title Text\" src=\"https:\/\/insights.cactusglobal.com\/sites\/default\/files\/Best%20practices%20in%20reporting%20correlations.png\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin:0cm 0cm 8pt\"><span style=\"font-size:11pt\"><span style=\"line-height:107%\"><span style=\"font-family:Calibri,sans-serif\"><i>Would you like expert advice from a biostatistician when exploring relationships among your study variables? 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