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Case 26 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error · source wording exercise Reader check for “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison ...
Case 18 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods Limit of the answer in “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: “Identify popula...
Discuss who chose to post, missing outcomes, unverifiable records and changes in reporting over time. Such material can suggest questions but cannot e...
Case 30 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? · source wording exercise A comparison table places chromatographic pu...
Case 98 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample · uncertainty exercise Correction note for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: ...
Reader check for “Animal evidence and the limits of translation”: distinguish the discussion point “Describe the species, model and…” from its propose...
Expand it on first use and name the discipline and source context. Add a cross-reference for alternate meanings rather than assuming that every histor...
Create separate columns for the quantity measured, method, units and denominator. Do not subtract the two percentages as though they represented a dis...
Case 27 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources · source wording exercise Method note for “Reference management: distinguish...
Case 2 — Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion A protocol summary omits conditions and controls. What makes the account reproducible...
Case 7 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation A paper proposes a mechanism but the summary describes it as an established clin...
Case 16 — Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result? Summary draft for “Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a...
Identify population, design, comparator, outcome definitions and follow-up. Assess whether the conclusion extends beyond the measurements and note wha...
Reader check for “Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing?”: distinguish the discussion point “Create separate columns fo...