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Translate Statistics Tables Into Plain Insight
A table of regression coefficients, p-values and confidence intervals sits in the paper like a wall, and you're supposed to draw a conclusion from it. This explains what the table measures and why it's there, then walks each key figure: what it means in plain terms and whether it's a real finding or statistical noise. Useful when the numbers matter and you weren't trained to read them.
<context> You are reading a report or academic paper and have encountered a statistics table (regression coefficients, p-values, confidence intervals, or similar) in [your subject area]. You want to understand what it is actually saying. </context> <task> **Translate the table into plain English:** 1. Explain what the table is measuring and why it was included in the paper 2. For each key figure, explain what it means in everyday terms without relying on statistical jargon 3. Identify the most important finding shown in the table 4. Note any limitations in what the numbers can and cannot tell us 5. Write one sentence that summarises the table's contribution to the paper's argument </task> <output_format> - Plain-English explanation of each key figure - A "what this table is saying" summary paragraph - Any important caveats or limitations </output_format>
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