UnitsCheck 01919 · Member profile
Case 18 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive A cited article now has an editorial notice. How should the archive respond? Exercise R...
Case 23 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation Method note for “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation”:...
Case 35 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources · source wording exercise Method note for “Reference management: distinguish...
Include all prespecified outcomes where reported, null findings, exclusions and limitations. Separate the authors’ interpretation from the table’s dir...
Case 6 — Animal evidence and the limits of translation An animal experiment is cited as though it establishes a human outcome. What qualification is r...
Method note for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: use “Explain the study’s scope and limitations without…” as a row heading in a proposed...
Case 38 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Confidence intervals: describe uncer...
Case 20 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? An apparent difference can motivate a method question without proving ...
Limit of the answer in “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: “Discuss who chose to post, missing outcomes, unverifiable records…” is an ex...
Case 18 — Animal evidence and the limits of translation Describe the species, model and outcome actually studied. Differences in biology and study con...
Identify population, design, comparator, outcome definitions and follow-up. Assess whether the conclusion extends beyond the measurements and note wha...
Case 21 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation Method note for “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation”:...
Correction note for “An evidence table with room for negative findings”: retain the wording beginning “Separate the authors’ interpretation from the…”...
Case 3 — Comparing laboratory methods across years Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals changed and retain both original report...