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05/05/2018 7:24 am
Case 48 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible · source wording exercise
A subgroup finding was not the primary planned analysis. How should it be summarised?
Review focus: source wording. Retain the source wording beside any paraphrase. Use the original answer fragment “Treat exploratory findings as hypothesis-generating rather…” as the discussion anchor; no new event or result is supplied.
Exercise RESEARCH-01005/48: address this question within its stated limits.
05/05/2018 7:47 am
Case 48 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible · source wording exercise
Clarification for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: the point beginning “Treat exploratory findings as hypothesis-generating rather…” 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.
05/05/2018 8:05 am
Case 48 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible · source wording exercise
Method note for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: use “Treat exploratory findings as hypothesis-generating rather…” 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.
05/05/2018 8:27 am
Case 48 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible · source wording exercise
Limit of the answer in “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: “Treat exploratory findings as hypothesis-generating rather…” 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.
05/05/2018 9:23 am
Case 48 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible · source wording exercise
Correction note for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: retain the wording beginning “Treat exploratory findings as hypothesis-generating rather…” 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.
05/05/2018 9:50 am
Case 48 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible · source wording exercise
Summary draft for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: the answer addresses “Treat exploratory findings as hypothesis-generating rather…”; the related point is “State whether it was prespecified and how…”. 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.
05/05/2018 9:53 am
Case 48 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible · source wording exercise
Reader check for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: distinguish the discussion point “Treat exploratory findings as hypothesis-generating rather…” 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.
05/05/2018 10:21 am
Case 49 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured · comparison exercise
A chart caption names a mechanism but omits the observed endpoint. How can the caption be made precise?
Review focus: comparison. Make the basis of a comparison explicit before interpreting it. Use the original answer fragment “Describe the measurement, population or model,…” as the discussion anchor; no new event or result is supplied.
Exercise RESEARCH-01005/49: address this question within its stated limits.
05/05/2018 11:19 am
Case 49 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured · comparison 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. Make the basis of a comparison explicit before interpreting it.
05/05/2018 11:21 am
Case 49 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured · comparison 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: comparison. Make the basis of a comparison explicit before interpreting it.
05/05/2018 12:16 pm
Case 49 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured · comparison 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: comparison. Make the basis of a comparison explicit before interpreting it.
05/05/2018 12:42 pm
Case 49 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured · comparison 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. Make the basis of a comparison explicit before interpreting it.
05/05/2018 12:58 pm
Case 49 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured · comparison 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: comparison. Make the basis of a comparison explicit before interpreting it.
05/05/2018 1:11 pm
Case 49 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured · comparison 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: comparison. Make the basis of a comparison explicit before interpreting it.
05/05/2018 1:45 pm
Case 50 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together · comparison exercise
A table has been copied into a new format without its source or transformation notes. What should accompany it?
Review focus: comparison. Make the basis of a comparison explicit before interpreting it. 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-01005/50: address this question within its stated limits.
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