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Case 33 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible · source wording exercise Correction note for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the...
Case 35 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample · source wording exercise Reader check for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: ...
Case 36 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly · source wording exercise Reader check for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty...
Case 15 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication Limit of the answer in “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: “Link both versions, record da...
Case 39 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion · source wording exercise Reader check for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: distin...
Report sample size, potential confounders and measurement uncertainty. Association does not identify direction or causation, and exploratory results n...
Case 1 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? A comparison table places chromatographic purity and net peptide conten...
Check the primary paper, supplementary material and any publisher correction. A review article can help locate sources, but it is not a substitute for...
Record the original units and axis transformation, show any conversion explicitly and retain the original values. Do not compare apparent visual dista...
Case 54 — Comparing laboratory methods across years · comparison exercise Two results were collected years apart with unknown method changes. What sho...
Case 2 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation A paper proposes a mechanism but the summary describes it as an established clin...
Case 37 — Certificate of analysis: which claim does each measurement support? · source wording exercise Reader check for “Certificate of analysis: whi...
Case 18 — Comparing laboratory methods across years Two results were collected years apart with unknown method changes. What should be clarified? Exer...