Publishing Nutrition Research: A Review of Sampling, Sample Size, Statistical Analysis, and Other Key Elements of Manuscript Preparation, Part 2

Boushey, Carol J.; Harris, Jeffrey E.; Bruemmer, Barbara; Archer, Sujata L.

doi:10.1016/j.jada.2008.01.002

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“…Second, data must follow a normal distribution to use parametric methods. Use of t-tests, Pearson's correlation, and ANOVA all require that data have a normal distribution (Boushey, Harris, Bruemmer & Archer, 2008). If data do not follow a normal distribution, then the researcher may be able to use nonparametric methods such as Mann-Whitney or Kruskal-Wallis tests.…”

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How to Be an Excellent Reviewer

Bednar¹

2013

Family & Consum Sci Res J

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This article will discuss what an editor expects for a quality review of a manuscript dealing with a research study. Reviewing a research paper requires more than academic knowledge and writing skills. It requires expert knowledge of the subject matter field plus expertise in research design and statistical methods.Every article published in the Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal is reviewed by three or more professionals before being accepted for publication. There is no formal training school for reviewers, and it is generally assumed that experienced academic professionals will have the needed skills to be a reviewer. Many reviewers do an excellent job, but sometimes reviewers provide only brief and inadequate comments.A beginning reviewer could benefit by reading the Evidence Analysis Manual (2012) published by the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. The manual provides specific suggestions on how to review research articles and includes a quality criteria checklist with questions on relevancy and validity. This article will discuss what an editor expects for a quality review of a manuscript dealing with a research study. Reviewing a research paper requires more than academic knowledge and writing skills. It requires expert knowledge of the subject matter field plus expertise in research design and statistical methods. It also requires that the reviewer takes the time to review the manuscript in detail, a process which may take several hours.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

How to Be an Excellent Reviewer

Bednar¹

2013

Family & Consum Sci Res J

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“…QUAN research is defined as an approach in which findings are derived from standard statistical procedures and other means of quantification in which data are numbers. [1][2][3] In contrast, QUAL research is defined as an approach that produces findings not derived from standard statistical procedures or other means of quantification, using a naturalistic approach that seeks to understand phenomena in uncontrolled, context-specific settings, in which data are not numbers, but text, audio, or visual. Key terms and definitions to this article are defined in Figure 1 and specific contrasting characteristics of QUAN and QUAL research are presented in Figure 2.…”

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Mixed-Methods Research in Nutrition and Dietetics

Zoellner¹,

Harris²

2017

Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

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“…In the same vein, overly strict eligibility criteria may affect the generalizability of findings, which mainly depends on the representativeness of study samples. As stated by Boushey et al, ‘the difficulty with selecting a sample is ensuring that the sample is representative of the entire target population’ [[2], p. 680]. This, in turn, calls for an appropriate definition of a ‘target’ population.…”

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“…Such methodological issues have been widely debated in the literature in most fields of biomedical research, including clinical nutrition studies [2,3,4,5,6,7]. Nonetheless, controversy is particularly heated in genomics/genetics research.…”

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Inclusion and Exclusion in Nutrigenetics Clinical Research: Ethical and Scientific Challenges

Hurlimann

Stenne²,

Menuz³

et al. 2011

Lifestyle Genomics

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Background/Aims: There are compelling reasons to ensure the participation of ethnic minorities and populations of all ages worldwide in nutrigenetics clinical research. If findings in such research are valid for some individuals, groups, or communities, and not for others, then ethical questions of justice – and not only issues of methodology and external validity – arise. This paper aims to examine inclusion in nutrigenetics clinical research and its scientific and ethical challenges. Methods: In total, 173 publications were identified through a systematic review of clinical studies in nutrigenetics published between 1998 and 2007. Data such as participants’ demographics as well as eligibility criteria were extracted. Results: There is no consistency in the way participants’ origins (ancestry, ethnicity, or race) and ages are described in publications. A vast majority of the studies identified was conducted in North America and Europe and focused on ‘white’ participants. Our results show that pregnant women (and fetuses), minors, and the elderly (≧75 years old) remain underrepresented. Conclusion: Representativeness in nutrigenetics research is a challenging ethical and scientific issue. Yet, if nutrigenetics is to benefit whole populations and be used in public and global health agendas, fair representation as well as clear descriptions of participants in publications are crucial.

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Publishing Nutrition Research: A Review of Sampling, Sample Size, Statistical Analysis, and Other Key Elements of Manuscript Preparation, Part 2

Cited by 25 publications

References 9 publications

How to Be an Excellent Reviewer

How to Be an Excellent Reviewer

Mixed-Methods Research in Nutrition and Dietetics

Inclusion and Exclusion in Nutrigenetics Clinical Research: Ethical and Scientific Challenges

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