Our research shows autocorrect errors, ... This research follows our 2016 study that found around 20% of papers contained these ... Excel is suited to small-scale data entry and lightweight ...

Our research shows autocorrect errors, particularly in Excel spreadsheets, can also make a mess of gene names in genetic research. We surveyed more than 10,000 papers with Excel gene lists published ...

Missing data are a frequently encountered problem in epidemiologic and clinical research.1, 2 One approach is to include in the analysis only those participants without missing observations (complete ...

The blog Data Colada went looking for clues in the cells of the studies' Excel spreadsheets, the shapes of their data distributions, and even the fonts that were used.

Two studies have unveiled widespread flaws in the reporting of animal experiments — the latest in a series of papers to criticize shoddy biomedical research. Whereas reports of clinical trials ...

The UMass study found other potential flaws in the 2010 report including unconventional statistical weighting and selective data omission, but thus far Reinhart and Rogoff are largely standing by ...

The EXCEL group, in response, said that the DSMB met frequently to review unblinded data and each time they recommended the study continue as planned without changes. The DSMB did state that safety ...

In the health-care setting, clinical data entry errors into spreadsheets can be as high as 5%, while a separate study of hospital administration spreadsheets showed 11 of 12 contained critical flaws.