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Case 42 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error · source wording exercise Method note for “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison e...
Method note for “Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources”: use “Locate the primary study and confirm that it…” as a row headin...
Discuss who chose to post, missing outcomes, unverifiable records and changes in reporting over time. Such material can suggest questions but cannot e...
Case 40 — An evidence table with room for negative findings · source wording exercise Reader check for “An evidence table with room for negative findi...
Before comparing laboratories, ask whether sample handling, method conditions and reporting definitions are available. Missing details should be visib...
Case 37 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion · source wording exercise Summary draft for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: the a...
Link the publisher notice beside the citation, record its date and reassess claims that relied on the paper. Do not leave the historical citation look...
Case 26 — Correlation in a small observational dataset · source wording exercise Clarification for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: the...
Case 32 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion · source wording exercise Summary draft for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: the a...
Clarification for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: the point beginning “Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcom...
Include all prespecified outcomes where reported, null findings, exclusions and limitations. Separate the authors’ interpretation from the table’s dir...
Method note for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: use “State whether it was prespecified and how…” as a row heading in a propos...
Limit of the answer in “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: “Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals changed…” is an excer...
Case 15 — Correlation in a small observational dataset Method note for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: use “Report sample size, potent...