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15/08/2018 11:45 pm
Case 24 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing?
Keep the original reported values beside any reformatted presentation. A conversion or interpretation needs a documented basis; it should not silently replace the source.
15/08/2018 11:57 pm
Case 24 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing?
Use a comparison-status column: directly comparable, comparable with stated qualifications, or not established. Explain the reason for each label.
16/08/2018 12:06 am
Case 24 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing?
An apparent difference can motivate a method question without proving that either laboratory is wrong. The appropriate next step is clarification from the reporting laboratory.
16/08/2018 12:48 am
Case 24 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing?
The summary should say that different quantities were initially mixed and identify how the revised table separates them. No clinical conclusion follows from this bookkeeping correction.
16/08/2018 1:24 am
Case 25 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? · source wording exercise
The draft summary of a fictional reading exercise moves from an animal-model observation to a proposed human benefit. Which fields would keep the literature note within the evidence?
Review focus: source wording. Retain the source wording beside any paraphrase. Use the original answer fragment “The reader should be able to see what was…” as the discussion anchor; no new event or result is supplied.
Exercise RESEARCH-02043/25: address this question within its stated limits.
16/08/2018 1:42 am
Case 25 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? · source wording exercise
Clarification for “Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract?”: the point beginning “The reader should be able to see what was…” 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.
16/08/2018 2:39 am
Case 25 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? · source wording exercise
Limit of the answer in “Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract?”: “The reader should be able to see what was…” 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.
16/08/2018 2:53 am
Case 25 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? · source wording exercise
Method note for “Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract?”: use “The reader should be able to see what was…” 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.
16/08/2018 3:24 am
Case 25 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? · source wording exercise
Correction note for “Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract?”: retain the wording beginning “The reader should be able to see what was…” 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.
16/08/2018 4:00 am
Case 25 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? · source wording exercise
Reader check for “Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract?”: distinguish the discussion point “The reader should be able to see what was…” from its proposed application. The thread offers a way to reason about the question, without adding a personal experience or a newly observed outcome. Review focus: source wording. Retain the source wording beside any paraphrase.
16/08/2018 4:03 am
Case 25 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? · source wording exercise
Summary draft for “Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract?”: the answer addresses “The reader should be able to see what was…”; the related point is “Was the analysis prespecified or exploratory, and…”. 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.
16/08/2018 4:31 am
Case 26 — A correction log that survives the next archive update · source wording exercise
A archive table has a transcription error in a unit label. A later publisher notice also changes a figure. How can the correction history distinguish those two events?
Review focus: source wording. Retain the source wording beside any paraphrase. Use the original answer fragment “They have different sources and may…” as the discussion anchor; no new event or result is supplied.
Exercise RESEARCH-02043/26: address this question within its stated limits.
16/08/2018 5:39 am
Case 26 — A correction log that survives the next archive update · source wording exercise
Clarification for “A correction log that survives the next archive update”: the point beginning “They have different sources and may…” 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.
16/08/2018 6:00 am
Case 26 — A correction log that survives the next archive update · source wording exercise
Limit of the answer in “A correction log that survives the next archive update”: “They have different sources and may…” 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.
16/08/2018 6:11 am
Case 26 — 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.
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