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19/10/2020 4:54 pm
Case 198 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible · scope exercise
A subgroup finding was not the primary planned analysis. How should it be summarised?
Review focus: scope. Keep the stated question separate from any broader claim. Use the original answer fragment “State whether it was prespecified and how…” as the discussion anchor; no new event or result is supplied.
Exercise RESEARCH-09543/198: address this question within its stated limits.
19/10/2020 5:32 pm
Case 198 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible · scope exercise
Clarification for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: the point beginning “State whether it was prespecified and how…” 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: scope. Keep the stated question separate from any broader claim.
19/10/2020 5:53 pm
Case 198 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible · scope exercise
Method note for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: use “State whether it was prespecified and how…” 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. Keep the stated question separate from any broader claim.
19/10/2020 6:56 pm
Case 198 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible · scope exercise
Limit of the answer in “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: “State whether it was prespecified and how…” 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: scope. Keep the stated question separate from any broader claim.
19/10/2020 7:21 pm
Case 198 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible · scope exercise
Summary draft for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: the answer addresses “State whether it was prespecified and how…”; the related point is “Treat exploratory findings as hypothesis-generating rather…”. Keep both connected to the opening question, and mark any conclusion needing further records as unresolved. Review focus: scope. Keep the stated question separate from any broader claim.
19/10/2020 7:23 pm
Case 198 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible · scope exercise
Correction note for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: retain the wording beginning “State whether it was prespecified and how…” 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. Keep the stated question separate from any broader claim.
19/10/2020 7:37 pm
Case 198 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible · scope exercise
Reader check for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: distinguish the discussion point “State whether it was prespecified and how…” 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: scope. Keep the stated question separate from any broader claim.
19/10/2020 8:11 pm
Case 199 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured · scope exercise
A chart caption names a mechanism but omits the observed endpoint. How can the caption be made precise?
Review focus: scope. Keep the stated question separate from any broader claim. Use the original answer fragment “Describe the measurement, population or model,…” as the discussion anchor; no new event or result is supplied.
Exercise RESEARCH-09543/199: address this question within its stated limits.
19/10/2020 9:07 pm
Case 199 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured · scope exercise
Clarification for “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”: the point beginning “Describe the measurement, population or model,…” 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: scope. Keep the stated question separate from any broader claim.
19/10/2020 9:33 pm
Case 199 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured · scope exercise
Limit of the answer in “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”: “Describe the measurement, population or model,…” 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: scope. Keep the stated question separate from any broader claim.
19/10/2020 9:34 pm
Case 199 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured · scope exercise
Method note for “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”: use “Describe the measurement, population or model,…” 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. Keep the stated question separate from any broader claim.
19/10/2020 10:37 pm
Case 199 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured · scope exercise
Correction note for “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”: retain the wording beginning “Describe the measurement, population or model,…” 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. Keep the stated question separate from any broader claim.
19/10/2020 10:57 pm
Case 199 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured · scope exercise
Summary draft for “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”: the answer addresses “Describe the measurement, population or model,…”; the related point is “Interpretive discussion belongs alongside the evidence, not…”. Keep both connected to the opening question, and mark any conclusion needing further records as unresolved. Review focus: scope. Keep the stated question separate from any broader claim.
19/10/2020 11:48 pm
Case 199 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured · scope exercise
Reader check for “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”: distinguish the discussion point “Describe the measurement, population or model,…” 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: scope. Keep the stated question separate from any broader claim.
20/10/2020 12:24 am
Case 200 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together · scope exercise
A table has been copied into a new format without its source or transformation notes. What should accompany it?
Review focus: scope. Keep the stated question separate from any broader claim. Use the original answer fragment “Keep the source citation, retrieval date and a…” as the discussion anchor; no new event or result is supplied.
Exercise RESEARCH-09543/200: address this question within its stated limits.
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