Some recommendations for the reporting of quantitative studies

Abstract

This editorial aims to provide guidelines to encourage a clearer and more complete reporting of research outputs forquantitative studies. Research outputs, however, are directly determined by the research design and data analysis. As Pierson(2004) states, “No amount of rewriting, creative data presentation, or statistical manipulation can make up for the fact that thestudy used the wrong model or study design, collected data in a manner that would not allow a meaningful examination of thehypothesis, or made too few measurements to permit confident conclusions to be drawn” (p. 1250). Hence, these guidelines arealso an invitation to reflect on the suitability of research design decisions and the suitability of data analysis procedures forthe research aims within a quantitative approach.