Methods reading room: what analytical reports actually establish · RESEARCH-31193

Case 42 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication · source wording exercise

Limit of the answer in “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: “Publication status is useful context but is not itself a…” is an excerpt from the discussion, not an independent verification. A reader needs the relevant original material before treating an interpretation as established. Review focus: source wording. Retain the source wording beside any paraphrase.

Case 33 — Certificate of analysis: which claim does each measurement support? · source wording exercise

Clarification for “Certificate of analysis: which claim does each measurement support?”: the point beginning “A percentage without its method and sample linkage cannot…” belongs to the question as written. It should not be read as a report that a new check, purchase or experiment has been completed. Review focus: source wording. Retain the source wording beside any paraphrase.

Case 38 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation · source wording exercise

A paper proposes a mechanism but the summary describes it as an established clinical effect. How can the note be corrected?

Review focus: source wording. Retain the source wording beside any paraphrase. Use the original answer fragment “Keep speculation explicitly labelled and avoid translating…” as the discussion anchor; no new event or result is supplied.

Exercise RESEARCH-31193/38: address this question within its stated limits.

Case 42 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication · source wording exercise

Correction note for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: retain the wording beginning “Publication status is useful context but is not itself a…” in the record. If later material changes it, add the date, the changed wording and the source for that change; do not invent a completed correction here. Retain the source wording beside any paraphrase.

Case 40 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error · source wording exercise

Clarification for “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error”: the point beginning “Do not compare apparent visual distances…” belongs to the question as written. It should not be read as a report that a new check, purchase or experiment has been completed. Review focus: source wording. Retain the source wording beside any paraphrase.

Case 25 — An evidence table with room for negative findings · source wording exercise

How can a reading table avoid highlighting only positive outcomes?

Review focus: source wording. Retain the source wording beside any paraphrase. Use the original answer fragment “Separate the authors’ interpretation from the…” as the discussion anchor; no new event or result is supplied.

Exercise RESEARCH-31193/25: address this question within its stated limits.

Case 45 — A correction log for an archive article · source wording exercise

Correction note for “A correction log for an archive article”: retain the wording beginning “Keep the correction visible to readers who may have…” in the record. If later material changes it, add the date, the changed wording and the source for that change; do not invent a completed correction here. Retain the source wording beside any paraphrase.

Case 36 — A correction log that survives the next archive update · source wording exercise

Method note for “A correction log that survives the next archive update”: use “They have different sources and may…” as a row heading in a proposed working record. Put the statement, its supporting source or measurement, and any unresolved detail in separate fields. This proposes a format; it supplies no additional evidence. Retain the source wording beside any paraphrase.

Case 40 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error · source wording exercise

Limit of the answer in “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error”: “Do not compare apparent visual distances…” is an excerpt from the discussion, not an independent verification. A reader needs the relevant original material before treating an interpretation as established. Review focus: source wording. Retain the source wording beside any paraphrase.

Case 34 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? · source wording exercise

Summary draft for “Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing?”: the answer addresses “Do not subtract the two percentages as though they represented…”; the related point is “Before comparing laboratories, ask whether sample handling, method conditions…”. Keep both connected to the opening question, and mark any conclusion needing further records as unresolved. Review focus: source wording. Retain the source wording beside any paraphrase.

Case 25 — An evidence table with room for negative findings · source wording exercise

Method note for “An evidence table with room for negative findings”: use “Separate the authors’ interpretation from the…” as a row heading in a proposed working record. Put the statement, its supporting source or measurement, and any unresolved detail in separate fields. This proposes a format; it supplies no additional evidence. Retain the source wording beside any paraphrase.

Case 25 — An evidence table with room for negative findings · source wording exercise

Clarification for “An evidence table with room for negative findings”: the point beginning “Separate the authors’ interpretation from the…” belongs to the question as written. It should not be read as a report that a new check, purchase or experiment has been completed. Review focus: source wording. Retain the source wording beside any paraphrase.

Case 42 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication · source wording exercise

Method note for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: use “Publication status is useful context but is not itself a…” as a row heading in a proposed working record. Put the statement, its supporting source or measurement, and any unresolved detail in separate fields. This proposes a format; it supplies no additional evidence. Retain the source wording beside any paraphrase.

Case 39 — Correlation in a small observational dataset · source wording exercise

Clarification for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: the point beginning “Association does not identify direction or causation, and…” belongs to the question as written. It should not be read as a report that a new check, purchase or experiment has been completed. Review focus: source wording. Retain the source wording beside any paraphrase.

Case 25 — An evidence table with room for negative findings · source wording exercise

Limit of the answer in “An evidence table with room for negative findings”: “Separate the authors’ interpretation from the…” is an excerpt from the discussion, not an independent verification. A reader needs the relevant original material before treating an interpretation as established. Review focus: source wording. Retain the source wording beside any paraphrase.