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Case 25 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured · source wording exercise Method note for “Research figure captions: tell the re...
Case 92 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication · documentation exercise Correction note for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: retain t...
State the study design and what was actually measured before discussing the proposed mechanism. Keep speculation explicitly labelled and avoid transla...
Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcome scale where the paper provides them. Statistical significance alone does not establish practic...
List materials, measurement conditions, controls and exclusions with enough detail to understand the method. Keep this as research documentation and d...
Case 19 — Correlation in a small observational dataset Two variables move together in a small sample. What would a careful discussion acknowledge? Exe...
Describe the species, model and outcome actually studied. Differences in biology and study conditions limit translation; the finding is not a clinical...
Method note for “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”: use “Describe the measurement, population or model,…” as a row heading ...
Case 8 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured Limit of the answer in “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measur...
Case 38 — A correction log for an archive article · source wording exercise A transcription error changes the units in a figure caption. How should th...
Limit of the answer in “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation”: “Keep speculation explicitly labelled and avoid translating…” i...
Method note for “Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources”: use “Locate the primary study and confirm that it…” as a row headin...
Clarification for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: the point beginning “Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals change...
Case 29 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion · source wording exercise Clarification for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: the p...
Summary draft for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: the answer addresses “Explain the study’s scope and limitations without…”; the relate...