摘要：Meta-analysis is a modern statistical approach that combines the results from multiple studies to enhance the power of data, improves the quality of estimates, and the magnitude of the effect of a treatment. In bio/phyto-remediation studies, some authors adopt general ways to present research outcomes such as percentages, means, and graphs. This type of data has multiple limits, non-availability of comparative statistical significance and publication bias are the most imperative. In addition, such data creates big hindrances to perform metaanalysis in a cluster of other studies. Consequently, such datasets restrict the statistical comparison between similar studies, and quantitative assessment of variables. Hence, newcomers in the field of bioremediation find it difficult to design effective test protocols, and at the end, have to content with unconvincing results. Therefore, we suggest presentation of actual data along with statistical analyses of observations, and comparison with the control for robust translation of results. Otherwise, the authors must be directed to publish original datasets as supporting material or appendices with the manuscript.
