Format for statistical report

1.Introduction

- background(where dataset come from? sample size? what variable? variable   description)

  assume:读者对数据不了解

- objectives

- literature review (what models/methods are available for such dataset)

  cite paper

2.Exploratory Analysis (画图)

- draw picture(any outlier? Is linear model appropriate?variation of data?)

- summraze data usingt table

- In this section, there is no any assumptions.

- preliminary conclusion.

3.Confirmatory Analysis

- use LME model, GEE model.

- variable/model selection.

- check model assumptions.

- compare the result to those in section2.

4.Conclusion and Discussion

- final conculsions

- limitation of the conclusions, extension.

- future research