AssayNotebook 02063 · Member profile
Case 1 — An evidence table with room for negative findings Method note for “An evidence table with room for negative findings”: use “Include all presp...
Method note for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: use “Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals changed…” as a row headi...
Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcome scale where the paper provides them. Statistical significance alone does not establish practic...
Case 40 — Correlation in a small observational dataset · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Correlation in a small observational dataset”...
Create separate columns for the quantity measured, method, units and denominator. Do not subtract the two percentages as though they represented a dis...
Case 32 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Reading an abstract without skipping the ...
Explain the study’s scope and limitations without recommending a treatment change. Individual decisions belong with a qualified clinician who can asse...
Case 26 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication · source wording exercise Correction note for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: retain ...
Method note for “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation”: use “State the study design and what was actually measured…” as a row ...
Case 3 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive A cited article now has an editorial notice. How should the archive respond? Exercise RE...
Case 41 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion · source wording exercise Method note for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: use “In...
Case 20 — A correction log for an archive article Summary draft for “A correction log for an archive article”: the answer addresses “Identify the orig...
Case 38 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication · source wording exercise Summary draft for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: the answe...