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Case 70 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly · comparison exercise Summary draft for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty ex...
Reader check for “Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract?”: distinguish the discussion point “Put the species or model, design,...
Clarification for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: the point beginning “Link both versions, record dates and check whether…” belongs to th...
Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcome scale where the paper provides them. Statistical significance alone does not establish practic...
Method note for “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”: use “Describe the measurement, population or model,…” as a row heading ...
Case 5 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcome scale where the paper provides ...
Limit of the answer in “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: “Explain the study’s scope and limitations without…” is an excerpt from the disc...
Case 23 — Correlation in a small observational dataset Two variables move together in a small sample. What would a careful discussion acknowledge? Exe...
Case 9 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error Two figures use different units and one axis is logarithmic. How should a comparison be do...
Case 13 — A correction log for an archive article Identify the original error and the corrected text, date the correction and link the source. Keep th...
Case 23 — Certificate of analysis: which claim does each measurement support? The index should list supplied evidence and missing evidence separately....
Use a comparison-status column: directly comparable, comparable with stated qualifications, or not established. Explain the reason for each label.
Include all prespecified outcomes where reported, null findings, exclusions and limitations. Separate the authors’ interpretation from the table’s dir...
Summary draft for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: the answer addresses “Report sample size, potential confounders…”; the related point...
Case 37 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods · source wording exercise Method note for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods...