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Case 27 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly · source wording exercise A result is described only as statistically significant. Wha...
Case 23 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources A review cites another review for a claim about an experiment. How can the e...
Method note for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: use “Discuss who chose to post, missing outcomes, unverifiable records…” as a row he...
Correction note for “An evidence table with room for negative findings”: retain the wording beginning “Include all prespecified outcomes where reporte...
Clarification for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: the point beginning “Report sample size, potential confounders…” belongs to the ques...
Limit of the answer in “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation”: “State the study design and what was actually measured…” is an ...
Case 31 — Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result? · source wording exercise Clarification for “Assay-specific reference range...
Case 6 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive Link the publisher notice beside the citation, record its date and reassess claims that ...
Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals changed and retain both original reports. Do not infer a physiological trend before assess...
Method note for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: use “Report sample size, potential confounders…” as a row heading in a proposed workin...
Clarification for “Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together”: the point beginning “Keep the source citation, retrieval date an...
Clarification for “Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive”: the point beginning “Link the publisher notice beside the citation, record i...
Case 12 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error Clarification for “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error”: the point beginni...
Case 24 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation Correction note for “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observati...