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Include all prespecified outcomes where reported, null findings, exclusions and limitations. Separate the authors’ interpretation from the table’s dir...
Case 36 — Comparing laboratory methods across years · source wording exercise Two results were collected years apart with unknown method changes. What...
Reader check for “Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources”: distinguish the discussion point “Locate the primary study and con...
Case 29 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Research figure captions: tell...
Case 149 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive · indexing exercise Method note for “Retractions and expressions of concern in an arch...
Case 34 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly · source wording exercise Correction note for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertai...
An apparent difference can motivate a method question without proving that either laboratory is wrong. The appropriate next step is clarification from...
Case 32 — An evidence table with room for negative findings · source wording exercise Summary draft for “An evidence table with room for negative find...
Case 13 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly Correction note for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: retain th...
Case 7 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample Summary draft for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: the answer addresses “Disc...