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Case 40 — Correlation in a small observational dataset · source wording exercise Method note for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: use “...
Case 32 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods · source wording exercise Method note for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods...
Link both versions, record dates and check whether methods or conclusions changed. Publication status is useful context but is not itself a guarantee ...
Use a comparison-status column: directly comparable, comparable with stated qualifications, or not established. Explain the reason for each label.
Case 26 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication · source wording exercise Method note for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: use “Public...
State the study design and what was actually measured before discussing the proposed mechanism. Keep speculation explicitly labelled and avoid transla...
Case 2 — Comparing laboratory methods across years Correction note for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: retain the wording beginning “Ask ...
Case 41 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion · source wording exercise A reader asks whether an experimental finding should change their trea...
Case 20 — A correction log for an archive article Limit of the answer in “A correction log for an archive article”: “Identify the original error and t...
Case 38 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: “Pub...
Case 41 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? · source wording exercise Summary draft for “Two laboratories, two per...