pg-analysis-approval

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.

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.

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.