3.3. MRS Findings by Type of Application-Based Deficient Issues
MRS
The most prevalent issues (not necessarily mutually exclusive, i.e., some may overlap with each other) that were detected by the MRS were distributed as follows: 45 (75%) lacking and/or insufficient statistical design considerations and statistical analyses plan (SAP) (e.g., missing/generic sample size and statistical power justifications, and lack of clarity identifying outcome measures and covariates/confounders/predictors of outcome), 17 (28.3%) lacking conceptual model/framework, 7 (11.7%) with overlapping specific aims, 2 (3.3%) with insufficient justification/evidence of significance, and 2 (3.3%) with insufficient justification/evidence of innovation (