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Case 23 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources Locate the primary study and confirm that it measured the claimed outcome. R...
Clarification for “Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result?”: the point beginning “Retain units, method, laboratory interval a...
Case 42 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive · source wording exercise Clarification for “Retractions and expressions of concern in ...
Method note for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: use “Do not infer a physiological trend before assessing…” as a row heading in a proposed...
Case 30 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample · source wording exercise Correction note for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample...
Ask whether the changed figure affects the archive’s interpretation. Updating a citation alone may leave an unsupported conclusion in the opening summ...
Case 23 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured A chart caption names a mechanism but omits the observed endpoint. How can the c...
Case 22 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? An apparent difference can motivate a method question without proving ...
Case 28 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods · source wording exercise A strong abstract conclusion is being discussed without the study...
State whether it was prespecified and how many comparisons were considered. Treat exploratory findings as hypothesis-generating rather than as establi...
Case 32 — A correction log that survives the next archive update · source wording exercise Reader check for “A correction log that survives the next a...
State the study design and what was actually measured before discussing the proposed mechanism. Keep speculation explicitly labelled and avoid transla...
Case 27 — Correlation in a small observational dataset · source wording exercise Two variables move together in a small sample. What would a careful d...
Case 13 — Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result? Method note for “Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a r...