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An apparent difference can motivate a method question without proving that either laboratory is wrong. The appropriate next step is clarification from...
Reader check for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: distinguish the discussion point “Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference inte...
Case 153 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion · indexing exercise Limit of the answer in “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: “Expl...
Case 38 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample · source wording exercise Summary draft for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”:...
Method note for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: use “Identify population, design, comparator, outcome…” as a row heading in a prop...
Case 36 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured · source wording exercise Reader check for “Research figure captions: tell the r...
Correction note for “Certificate of analysis: which claim does each measurement support?”: retain the wording beginning “Separate document provenance,...
Put the species or model, design, comparator and measured endpoint before the interpretation. The reader should be able to see what was observed witho...
Case 17 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample Summary draft for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: the answer addresses “Dis...
Case 12 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured A chart caption names a mechanism but omits the observed endpoint. How can the c...