How do I... ANNOTATE OUTPUT in Jamovi? (2022)

Summary

This tutorial demonstrates how to use Jamovi’s Edit tab to annotate and format analysis output for personal notes, teaching, or sharing.

Demonstration and workflow

The presenter opens Jamovi’s built-in Big Five dataset and runs a correlation matrix on five subscales. In the Edit tab, users can add or revise text around their results, including:

• Main headings and subheadings
• Notes attached to an analysis or table
• Table titles, such as Correlations among the Big Five subscales
• Formatting such as italics, alignment, bullet points, indentation, colors, shading, and strikethrough

Some analysis headings are linked: renaming a correlation-matrix heading also updates its corresponding label in the output navigation.

Users can also add code blocks and hyperlinks, then edit or remove links later. The tab supports mathematical formulas using KaTeX-style notation, including Greek letters and other symbols.

One limitation is that the Edit tab can annotate a table but cannot change its underlying structure or appearance, which is generated by the software.

Saving and sharing annotated results

Save the project as a Jamovi .omv file from the main menu. The file retains the annotations and formatted output, making it suitable for sharing with collaborators or students, or keeping as documented notes.

Annotations can also include written interpretations of findings—for example, describing the direction and relative strength of correlations.

Speakers and sources

• Presenter: The tutorial’s narrator from the Alexander Swan, Ph.D. channel; no additional speakers are heard.
• Software: Jamovi, including its Edit tab and built-in Big Five dataset.
• External resource: Statistics by Jim, linked as a reference for interpreting correlation coefficients.