AssayNotebook 03623 · Member profile

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

Case 29 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible · source wording exercise A subgroup finding was not the primary planned analysis. How...

Case 32 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error · source wording exercise Summary draft for “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison...

Case 30 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together · source wording exercise Correction note for “Data provenance: keep source...

Case 20 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive Summary draft for “Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive”: the answer ad...

Limit of the answer in “Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion”: “List materials, measurement conditions, controls and exclusions wit...

Case 25 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Reference management: dist...

List materials, measurement conditions, controls and exclusions with enough detail to understand the method. Keep this as research documentation and d...

Case 33 — A correction log for an archive article · source wording exercise Correction note for “A correction log for an archive article”: retain the ...

Case 25 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication · source wording exercise Summary draft for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: the answe...

Clarification for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: the point beginning “Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals change...

Create separate columns for the quantity measured, method, units and denominator. Do not subtract the two percentages as though they represented a dis...