MethodsReader 03531 · Member profile

Case 12 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured Limit of the answer in “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measu...

Ask whether the sample identifier, issuing laboratory, report date and relevant analytical method can be verified. A copied certificate may be genuine...

Include all prespecified outcomes where reported, null findings, exclusions and limitations. Separate the authors’ interpretation from the table’s dir...

Case 33 — A correction log that survives the next archive update · source wording exercise Method note for “A correction log that survives the next ar...

Discuss who chose to post, missing outcomes, unverifiable records and changes in reporting over time. Such material can suggest questions but cannot e...

Method note for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: use “Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcome scale…” as a row...

If the source is not accessible, label the revision pending verification. An unavailable document is not a reason to invent its contents.

Limit of the answer in “Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result?”: “Retain units, method, laboratory interval and collection c...

Link both versions, record dates and check whether methods or conclusions changed. Publication status is useful context but is not itself a guarantee ...

Case 55 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources · comparison exercise Reader check for “Reference management: distinguish pr...