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Case 10 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? An apparent difference can motivate a method question without proving ...
Clarification for “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation”: the point beginning “Expand it on first use and name the…” belongs to the ...
Summary draft for “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation”: the answer addresses “Expand it on first use and name the…”; the related p...
Clarification for “An evidence table with room for negative findings”: the point beginning “Include all prespecified outcomes where reported, null…” b...
Reader check for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: distinguish the discussion point “Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference inte...
Case 24 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample Clarification for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: the point beginning “Disc...
Reader check for “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation”: distinguish the discussion point “State the study design and what was...
Case 43 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep ...
Method note for “Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result?”: use “Retain units, method, laboratory interval and collection cont...
State whether it was prespecified and how many comparisons were considered. Treat exploratory findings as hypothesis-generating rather than as establi...
Case 32 — Comparing laboratory methods across years · source wording exercise Two results were collected years apart with unknown method changes. What...
Clarification for “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error”: the point beginning “Record the original units and axis transformation, show a...
Case 24 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together Method note for “Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output to...
Case 24 — A correction log that survives the next archive update Use separate entries for the internal transcription correction and the publisher noti...
Case 29 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: “Pub...