Hello everyone

 

Let me be brief: APA guidelines report most statistics (all except for the confidence interval, CI) in italics: mean M, standard deviation SD, p value p, t, ...

 

So what if I introduce my "own" statistics with their abbreviations, following these guidelines? Would I also put them in italics?

 

E.g. gross tumoural volume, GTV or GTV? Tumour-to-brain ratio, TBR or TBR? Positive likelihood ratio, LR⁺ or LR⁺? Sensitivity, SN or SN? ... ?

 

I know contents are more important, but aesthetics (and consistency and corectness of layout) of a document/book/thesis have major implications on the way I do or do not enjoy reading it.

 

Thanks!

 

Function

Edited May 11, 20178 yr by Function

In common usage variables are italicized to distinguish them from regular abbreviations.

In common usage variables are italicized to distinguish them from regular abbreviations.

 

Well, that's that. Solves my question. Thanks!