Statistical code for clinical research papers in a high-impact specialist medical journal
No statistical code was used for more than a third of papers published in a high-impact specialist medical journal that included non-trial statistical analyses. Not a single set of code managed to score even moderately on three basic and widely accepted software criteria. This is not a superficial problem. For instance, failure to include code that formats numerical output increases the risk of transcription errors; repeated code can lead to inconsistent analyses.