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Srinivas Institute of Technology · Posted
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Problem statement

I am working on a bioinformatics project analyzing GWAS data for a rare Indian genetic disorder. My sample size is only n=89 cases and n=143 controls due to the rarity of the condition.

Specific questions:

  1. Should I report power analysis even though I know the study is underpowered?
  2. Bonferroni seems too conservative with this sample size; is FDR acceptable?
  3. I don't have an independent cohort to validate. Is this a dealbreaker for journal submission?

This is a legitimate clinical study with IRB approval. I just want to know how to frame the limitations honestly.

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Meena Sharma · Accepted answer

Overleaf + GitHub integration is underrated. You get version control and collaboration in one place.

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Shiva Prasad Active 480 pts · Accepted answer

Really appreciate you taking the time to write this out in detail. This is going straight into my research notes.

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Anita Rao · Accepted answer

Much appreciated. I will restructure my proposal along these lines. The point about societal impact being substantive is something I would have gotten wrong.

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Admin NITK · Accepted answer

This is exactly what I needed to hear. One clarifying question: you mentioned FedProx handles non-IID data better.does that mean I should switch to FedProx by default, or only if I observe poor convergence with FedAvg first?

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Neha Agarwal Growing 90 pts · Accepted answer

I am in a very similar situation. Would you be willing to share the outline of your PMRF proposal? Not the content.just the section headings and approximate word allocation.

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Ganesh Menon Growing 140 pts · Accepted answer

CSIR-UGC NET preparation: past papers are the most important resource. Everything else is secondary.

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Jagdish Rawat · Accepted answer

Highly recommend checking out the PMRF portal for the actual numbers.they update the stipend structure annually.

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Ashwin Murthy Distinguished 560 pts · Accepted answer

For Zotero vs BibTeX management, I moved to Zotero + Better BibTeX 3 years ago and have not looked back.

My workflow:

  1. Zotero browser connector captures papers instantly from ArXiv, Google Scholar, ACM DL, IEEE Xplore
  2. Better BibTeX generates a clean .bib file that auto-updates whenever I add a paper
  3. Overleaf directly pulls from the .bib file via Dropbox sync

One tip: create a Zotero collection per paper/project. When you export the .bib, export only that collection to keep it clean.

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Sowmya Narayanan Active 310 pts · Accepted answer

This is very reassuring. I was worried the null result would kill the paper but your framing around transparency and effect sizes makes a lot of sense.

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Ekta Choudhary Starting 45 pts · Accepted answer

Strongly agree with the point about choosing venues carefully. One paper in NeurIPS > five papers in obscure workshops.

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Suresh Iyer · Accepted answer

Could you clarify what you mean by results-blind review? I have heard of it but never understood how it works in practice. Wouldn't reviewers need to see results to evaluate whether the methodology is sound?

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Divya Krishnan Growing 85 pts · Accepted answer

This question comes up a lot. The answer really depends on your specific field and what your committee values.

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Fatima Sheikh Growing 95 pts · Accepted answer

CSIR-UGC NET preparation: past papers are the most important resource. Everything else is secondary.

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Hema Suresh Starting 20 pts · Accepted answer

Respectfully, I think this framing misses the systemic dimension. Individual researchers cannot solve a collective action problem. If you submit to open-access journals and your colleague submits to Nature, your colleague gets the promotion. Until evaluation criteria change at the institutional level.which requires policy intervention.individual choices have minimal impact.

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Eshan Patil Growing 70 pts · Accepted answer

Could you clarify what you mean by results-blind review? I have heard of it but never understood how it works in practice. Wouldn't reviewers need to see results to evaluate whether the methodology is sound?