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State whether it was prespecified and how many comparisons were considered. Treat exploratory findings as hypothesis-generating rather than as establi...
Case 34 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Retractions and expressions of concer...
Case 12 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together Limit of the answer in “Data provenance: keep source, transformation and ou...
Limit of the answer in “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: “Identify population, design, comparator, outcome…” is an excerpt from the ...
Case 17 — Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result? Retain units, method, laboratory interval and collection context in a priva...
Case 50 — Comparing laboratory methods across years · comparison exercise Correction note for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: retain the ...
Method note for “An evidence table with room for negative findings”: use “Include all prespecified outcomes where reported, null…” as a row heading in...
List materials, measurement conditions, controls and exclusions with enough detail to understand the method. Keep this as research documentation and d...
Create separate columns for the quantity measured, method, units and denominator. Do not subtract the two percentages as though they represented a dis...
Case 31 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? · source wording exercise A comparison table places chromatographic pu...
Case 16 — A correction log for an archive article Method note for “A correction log for an archive article”: use “Identify the original error and the ...
Include all prespecified outcomes where reported, null findings, exclusions and limitations. Separate the authors’ interpretation from the table’s dir...
Explain the study’s scope and limitations without recommending a treatment change. Individual decisions belong with a qualified clinician who can asse...
Case 22 — A correction log for an archive article Method note for “A correction log for an archive article”: use “Identify the original error and the ...