CorrectionDesk 00640 · Member profile
Clarification for “Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources”: the point beginning “Locate the primary study and confirm that it...
Even an authentic analytical report has scope limits. It is not by itself a demonstration of clinical efficacy, sterility or suitability for human use...
Case 133 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? · correction exercise Method note for “Reading a preclinical paper: what bel...
Case 38 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication · source wording exercise Reader check for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: distinguis...
Case 35 — A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation · source wording exercise Method note for “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous ...
Clarification for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: the point beginning “State whether it was prespecified and how…” belongs to...
Limit of the answer in “Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion”: “List materials, measurement conditions, controls and exclusions wit...
Case 49 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication · comparison exercise A cited preprint has a later published version. How should an archive entry ...
Case 54 — Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result? · comparison exercise A value has been quoted without units, assay method o...
Reader check for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: distinguish the discussion point “Do not infer a physiological trend before assessing…” ...
Case 3 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample Method note for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: use “Discuss who chose to po...
Case 6 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured Describe the measurement, population or model, units and uncertainty shown. Inter...
Clarification for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: the point beginning “Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcom...
Correction note for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: retain the wording beginning “Report sample size, potential confounders…” in the r...