common_issues

This document catalogs frequent issues encountered during peer review, organized by category. Use this as a reference to identify potential problems and provide constructive feedback.

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# Common Methodological and Statistical Issues in Scientific Manuscripts

This document catalogs frequent issues encountered during peer review, organized by category. Use this as a reference to identify potential problems and provide constructive feedback.

## Statistical Issues

### 1. P-Value Misuse and Misinterpretation

**Common Problems:**
- P-hacking (selective reporting of significant results)
- Multiple testing without correction (familywise error rate inflation)
- Interpreting non-significance as proof of no effect
- Focusing exclusively on p-values without effect sizes
- Dichotomizi

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