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Case 45 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? · source wording exercise Method note for “Reading a preclinical paper: what ...
Method note for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: use “Identify population, design, comparator, outcome…” as a row heading in a prop...
Clarification for “Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion”: the point beginning “List materials, measurement conditions, controls and...
Describe the species, model and outcome actually studied. Differences in biology and study conditions limit translation; the finding is not a clinical...
Case 51 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly · comparison exercise Clarification for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty ex...
Case 51 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive · comparison exercise A cited article now has an editorial notice. How should the archi...
Summary draft for “Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources”: the answer addresses “Record when only a secondary account was ac...
Limit of the answer in “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: “Such material can suggest questions but…” is an excerpt from the discussion,...
Case 11 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication Clarification for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: the point beginning “Link both vers...
Method note for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: use “Report sample size, potential confounders…” as a row heading in a proposed workin...
Link the publisher notice beside the citation, record its date and reassess claims that relied on the paper. Do not leave the historical citation look...
Case 21 — Correlation in a small observational dataset Report sample size, potential confounders and measurement uncertainty. Association does not ide...
Case 37 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? · source wording exercise Summary draft for “Two laboratories, two per...
Case 16 — Comparing laboratory methods across years Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals changed and retain both original repor...
Case 10 — Correlation in a small observational dataset Two variables move together in a small sample. What would a careful discussion acknowledge? Exe...