Methods reading room: what analytical reports actually establish · RESEARCH-24205

Case 39 — 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.

Case 39 — 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.

Case 39 — 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.

Case 39 — 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.

Case 40 — 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-24205/40: address this question within its stated limits.

Case 40 — 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.