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Case 17 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods A strong abstract conclusion is being discussed without the study methods. What should the ...
Locate the primary study and confirm that it measured the claimed outcome. Record when only a secondary account was accessible and avoid presenting it...
Case 34 — Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Reproducibility checklist for a be...
Case 44 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication · source wording exercise Clarification for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: the point...
Clarification for “Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract?”: the point beginning “Put the species or model, design, comparator ...
Case 22 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error Correction note for “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error”: retain the word...
Summary draft for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: the answer addresses “Discuss who chose to post, missing outcomes, unverifiable re...
Case 15 — A correction log for an archive article Identify the original error and the corrected text, date the correction and link the source. Keep th...
Case 14 — Comparing laboratory methods across years Summary draft for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: the answer addresses “Ask whether a...
Case 20 — Certificate of analysis: which claim does each measurement support? Separate document provenance, identity, purity and the conditions measur...
Separate the authors’ proposed mechanism from the measurements that support it. A plausible explanation is not automatically a demonstrated pathway.
Case 25 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured · source wording exercise A chart caption names a mechanism but omits the observ...
Case 36 — Correlation in a small observational dataset · source wording exercise Clarification for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: the...
Case 19 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion Explain the study’s scope and limitations without recommending a treatment change. Individual de...