# Write up statistical results in proper reporting style

Turns software output into a correctly formatted results section with effect sizes, confidence intervals, and matching tables.

- Topic: Data & Analysis
- Framework: RTF
- Level: Standard
- Tags: Data & Analytics, Write, Analyze, Fill-in Template
- Source: https://www.thinkwithprompt.com/prompts/write-up-statistical-results-in-proper-reporting-style

## Prompt

```text
Help me write the results section from my statistical output.

**Style guide:** [e.g. "APA 7", "AMA", "journal-specific"]
**Hypotheses or research questions:** [LIST in order]
**Analysis output:** [PASTE output from R, SPSS, Stata, Python, etc.]
**Descriptive statistics and sample flow:** [N at each stage, exclusions, missing data]
**Tables or figures planned:** [DETAILS]

Rules:
- Report results in the order of the hypotheses, primary before secondary, confirmatory before exploratory.
- For each test: the statistic with degrees of freedom, exact p-value, effect size, and 95% confidence interval, formatted per the style guide.
- Describe the direction and size of effects in words, not just significance. Do not interpret non-significant results as evidence of no effect.
- Report assumption checks and any corrections for multiple comparisons.
- No interpretation or causal language: that belongs in the discussion.
- Do not re-calculate or change any number. If something in the output looks inconsistent (df vs. N, p vs. statistic), flag it as [CHECK] rather than fixing it.

Return the results text, a formatted table shell populated with my numbers, and a list of anything missing for complete reporting.
```

## What to fill in

- e.g. "APA 7", "AMA", "journal-specific"
- LIST in order
- PASTE output from R, SPSS, Stata, Python, etc.
- N at each stage, exclusions, missing data
- DETAILS
- CHECK

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