Next steps (in statistical analysis)

  1. Search the literature and read extensively
  2. Consult a statistician to get help with your statistical analysis (In most cases this is going to cost you money, but can save you a lot of time and effort.)
  3. Doing some statistical analysis yourself

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So what are the next steps? Well, you need to go search in the literature, and you need to read extensively. But don't be afraid of consulting with a statistician.  The whole advantage is their expertise in statistics. Now, in most cases, this is going to cost you some money or dinner or something else, but it will save you a lot of time and effort in the end.  Now, you can also think about doing some of the statistical analysis yourself; even if you're going to go and consult with the statistician, you need to spend some time during the statistical analysis yourself so - you'll be able to have an intelligent discussion with the statistician.