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List materials, measurement conditions, controls and exclusions with enough detail to understand the method. Keep this as research documentation and d...
Case 16 — Correlation in a small observational dataset Clarification for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: the point beginning “Report s...
Method note for “Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result?”: use “Retain units, method, laboratory interval and collection cont...
Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcome scale where the paper provides them. Statistical significance alone does not establish practic...
Clarification for “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”: the point beginning “Describe the measurement, population or model,…”...
Case 20 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion Method note for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: use “Explain the study’s scope an...
Case 13 — Certificate of analysis: which claim does each measurement support? Separate document provenance, identity, purity and the conditions measur...
Proposed correction: documentation supplied; method and sample linkage incomplete. Add a dated update if verifiable primary material later resolves th...
Method note for “Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive”: use “Link the publisher notice beside the citation, record its date and…” as a...
Method note for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: use “State whether it was prespecified and how…” as a row heading in a propos...
Case 45 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly · source wording exercise Clarification for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertaint...
Reader check for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: distinguish the discussion point “Explain the study’s scope and limitations without…” ...
Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals changed and retain both original reports. Do not infer a physiological trend before assess...
Case 49 — Correlation in a small observational dataset · comparison exercise Correction note for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: retai...