MethodsReader 02251 · Member profile

Case 1 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample Correction note for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: retain the wording begin...

Case 215 — A correction log for an archive article · scope exercise A transcription error changes the units in a figure caption. How should the archiv...

Case 24 — Correlation in a small observational dataset Report sample size, potential confounders and measurement uncertainty. Association does not ide...

Case 35 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible · source wording exercise Reader check for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the la...

Case 36 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources · source wording exercise Method note for “Reference management: distinguish...

Case 28 — Correlation in a small observational dataset · source wording exercise Two variables move together in a small sample. What would a careful d...

Case 11 — A correction log that survives the next archive update Use separate entries for the internal transcription correction and the publisher noti...

Clarification for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: the point beginning “Link both versions, record dates and check whether…” belongs to th...

Describe the measurement, population or model, units and uncertainty shown. Interpretive discussion belongs alongside the evidence, not in place of it...