| name | pg-analysis-approval |
| description | Review and approve Pingouin psychology analyses before final reporting. Use after data screening or statistical output and before interpretation to catch common problems: wrong test, ignored repeated measures, missing assumption checks, multiple-comparison errors, unsupported causal claims, incomplete reporting, or output-format mismatches. |
PG Analysis Approval
Use as the final statistical checkpoint before writing conclusions or deliverables.
Load
Read:
../../references/supervision-gates.md../../references/workflow-index.md../../references/apa-output-template.md if checking report prose.../../references/archive-contract.md when reviewing an archived run.
Read ../../references/pingouin-api-quickref.md only if an API/function choice is questionable.
Inputs
Review whatever is available:
- User request and research question.
- Dataset screening summary.
- Pingouin code.
- Pingouin result tables.
- Draft interpretation/report.
- Requested output format and figure/table requirements.
Approval Checklist
Check:
- S0 Scope: design, outcome scale, unit of analysis, dependency structure.
- S1 Data: columns, missingness, group sizes, repeated IDs, long/wide shape.
- S2 API: current Pingouin function signature, no deprecated function, correct parameters.
- S3 Assumptions: normality/homogeneity/sphericity/linearity/independence as relevant.
- S4 Result: values come from output; df, p, CI, effect size, correction are present when needed.
- S5 Interpretation: no unsupported causal, clinical, or construct-level overclaim.
- Deliverable: requested format, language, tables, figures, and reproducibility needs are addressed.
- Archive: exact code, numerical output, report source, and audit record are stored under one run directory.
Decision Labels
Use one label:
APPROVED: ready to report.APPROVED_WITH_NOTES: acceptable but caveats must be included.REVISE: fixable issue before reporting.BLOCKED: missing data/design information or wrong model family.
Output Format
Decision: <APPROVED / APPROVED_WITH_NOTES / REVISE / BLOCKED>
Critical issues: <none or concise list>
Required fixes: <none or exact actions>
Reporting notes: <effect size, CI, correction, caveat, format>
Audit: S0 <status>; S1 <status>; S2 <status>; S3 <status>; S4 <status>; S5 <status>.
Hard Stops
Return BLOCKED if:
- Outcome scale or dependency structure makes the selected test invalid.
- Repeated/nested data were analyzed as independent rows.
- A causal mediation/causal conclusion is requested from unsuitable data without caveat.
- Required numerical output is absent but the user asks for final result prose.
- The correct method is outside Pingouin's scope.
