Reference-table workshop: comparable quantities and missing context · RESEARCH-09372

Case 28 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources · source wording exercise

Correction note for “Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources”: retain the wording beginning “Record when only a secondary account was accessible and…” 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 28 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources · source wording exercise

Reader check for “Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources”: distinguish the discussion point “Record when only a secondary account was accessible and…” 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 29 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample · source wording exercise

A collection of forum reports is being treated as a representative sample. What limitations belong in the note?

Review focus: source wording. Retain the source wording beside any paraphrase. Use the original answer fragment “Such material can suggest questions but…” as the discussion anchor; no new event or result is supplied.

Exercise RESEARCH-09372/29: address this question within its stated limits.

Case 29 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample · source wording exercise

Clarification for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: the point beginning “Such material can suggest questions but…” 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 29 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample · source wording exercise

Method note for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: use “Such material can suggest questions but…” 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 29 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample · source wording exercise

Correction note for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: retain the wording beginning “Such material can suggest questions but…” 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 29 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample · source wording exercise

Limit of the answer in “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: “Such material can suggest questions but…” 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 29 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample · source wording exercise

Summary draft for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: the answer addresses “Such material can suggest questions but…”; the related point is “Discuss who chose to post, missing outcomes, unverifiable records…”. 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 29 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample · source wording exercise

Reader check for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: distinguish the discussion point “Such material can suggest questions but…” 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 30 — An evidence table with room for negative findings · source wording exercise

Clarification for “An evidence table with room for negative findings”: the point beginning “Separate the authors’ interpretation from 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 30 — An evidence table with room for negative findings · source wording exercise

How can a reading table avoid highlighting only positive outcomes?

Review focus: source wording. Retain the source wording beside any paraphrase. Use the original answer fragment “Separate the authors’ interpretation from the…” as the discussion anchor; no new event or result is supplied.

Exercise RESEARCH-09372/30: address this question within its stated limits.

Case 30 — An evidence table with room for negative findings · source wording exercise

Method note for “An evidence table with room for negative findings”: use “Separate the authors’ interpretation from 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 30 — An evidence table with room for negative findings · source wording exercise

Limit of the answer in “An evidence table with room for negative findings”: “Separate the authors’ interpretation from 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.

Case 30 — An evidence table with room for negative findings · source wording exercise

Correction note for “An evidence table with room for negative findings”: retain the wording beginning “Separate the authors’ interpretation from the…” 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 30 — An evidence table with room for negative findings · source wording exercise

Summary draft for “An evidence table with room for negative findings”: the answer addresses “Separate the authors’ interpretation from the…”; the related point is “Include all prespecified outcomes where reported, null…”. 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.