AssayNotebook 04203 · Member profile
Correction note for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: retain the wording beginning “Identify population, design, comparator, outcome...
Clarification for “Certificate of analysis: which claim does each measurement support?”: the point beginning “A percentage without its method and samp...
Was the analysis prespecified or exploratory, and how was uncertainty reported? Record what the paper states and mark unreported fields instead of ass...
Case 12 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible Summary draft for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: the answer ...
Case 44 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Reference management: dist...
Clarification for “Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion”: the point beginning “List materials, measurement conditions, controls and...
Case 2 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? Before comparing laboratories, ask whether sample handling, method cond...
Case 4 — Correlation in a small observational dataset Clarification for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: the point beginning “Report sa...
Case 29 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation · source wording exercise Reader check for “A literature note that separates hy...
Clarification for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: the point beginning “Discuss who chose to post, missing outcomes, unverifiable rec...
Case 20 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample Method note for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: use “Discuss who chose to p...
Clarification for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: the point beginning “Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals change...
Case 30 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication · source wording exercise Reader check for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: distinguis...
Case 4 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? Check the primary paper, supplementary material and any publisher correction. ...
Case 46 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together · source wording exercise Reader check for “Data provenance: keep source, t...