Methods reading room: what analytical reports actually establish · RESEARCH-28357

Case 24 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly

Method note for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: use “Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcome scale…” 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.

Case 24 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly

Limit of the answer in “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: “Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcome scale…” 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.

Case 24 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly

Correction note for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: retain the wording beginning “Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcome scale…” 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.

Case 25 — A correction log for an archive article · source wording exercise

A transcription error changes the units in a figure caption. How should the archive record be repaired?

Review focus: source wording. Retain the source wording beside any paraphrase. Use the original answer fragment “Keep the correction visible to readers who may have…” as the discussion anchor; no new event or result is supplied.

Exercise RESEARCH-28357/25: address this question within its stated limits.

Case 24 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly

Summary draft for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: the answer addresses “Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcome scale…”; the related point is “Statistical significance alone does not establish…”. 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.

Case 25 — A correction log for an archive article · source wording exercise

Clarification for “A correction log for an archive article”: the point beginning “Keep the correction visible to readers who may have…” 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 — A correction log for an archive article · source wording exercise

Method note for “A correction log for an archive article”: use “Keep the correction visible to readers who may have…” 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 — 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 25 — A correction log for an archive article · source wording exercise

Limit of the answer in “A correction log for an archive article”: “Keep the correction visible to readers who may have…” 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 25 — A correction log for an archive article · source wording exercise

Summary draft for “A correction log for an archive article”: the answer addresses “Keep the correction visible to readers who may have…”; the related point is “Identify the original error and the corrected text, date…”. 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 — A correction log for an archive article · source wording exercise

Reader check for “A correction log for an archive article”: distinguish the discussion point “Keep the correction visible to readers who may have…” 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 26 — Animal evidence and the limits of translation · source wording exercise

An animal experiment is cited as though it establishes a human outcome. What qualification is required?

Review focus: source wording. Retain the source wording beside any paraphrase. Use the original answer fragment “Differences in biology and study conditions limit translation; the…” as the discussion anchor; no new event or result is supplied.

Exercise RESEARCH-28357/26: address this question within its stated limits.

Case 26 — Animal evidence and the limits of translation · source wording exercise

Clarification for “Animal evidence and the limits of translation”: the point beginning “Differences in biology and study conditions limit translation; 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 26 — Animal evidence and the limits of translation · source wording exercise

Method note for “Animal evidence and the limits of translation”: use “Differences in biology and study conditions limit translation; 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 26 — Animal evidence and the limits of translation · source wording exercise

Limit of the answer in “Animal evidence and the limits of translation”: “Differences in biology and study conditions limit translation; 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.