CorrectionDesk 03870 · Member profile
Case 16 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error Two figures use different units and one axis is logarithmic. How should a comparison be d...
Correction note for “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”: retain the wording beginning “Describe the measurement, population ...
Case 18 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive A cited article now has an editorial notice. How should the archive respond? Exercise R...
Case 17 — An evidence table with room for negative findings Clarification for “An evidence table with room for negative findings”: the point beginning...
Clarification for “Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion”: the point beginning “List materials, measurement conditions, controls and...
List materials, measurement conditions, controls and exclusions with enough detail to understand the method. Keep this as research documentation and d...
Case 17 — A correction log that survives the next archive update Use separate entries for the internal transcription correction and the publisher noti...
Case 18 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion Limit of the answer in “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: “Explain the study’s scope...
Case 18 — Comparing laboratory methods across years Method note for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: use “Ask whether assay, instrument, u...
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 21 — Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result? Retain units, method, laboratory interval and collection context in a priva...
Report sample size, potential confounders and measurement uncertainty. Association does not identify direction or causation, and exploratory results n...
Case 56 — Correlation in a small observational dataset · comparison exercise Clarification for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: the poi...
Case 36 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample · source wording exercise A collection of forum reports is being treated as a representative ...
Clarification for “Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together”: the point beginning “Keep the source citation, retrieval date an...