CorrectionDesk 04470 · Member profile
Case 6 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? Separate the authors’ proposed mechanism from the measurements that support it...
Case 9 — Correlation in a small observational dataset Correction note for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: retain the wording beginning...
Case 50 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication · comparison exercise Correction note for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: retain the ...
Ask whether the sample identifier, issuing laboratory, report date and relevant analytical method can be verified. A copied certificate may be genuine...
Case 42 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Research figure captions: tell...
Summary draft for “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation”: the answer addresses “Keep speculation explicitly labelled and avoid...
Method note for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: use “Identify population, design, comparator, outcome…” as a row heading in a prop...
Case 8 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication Limit of the answer in “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: “Link both versions, record dat...
Case 11 — Certificate of analysis: which claim does each measurement support? Even an authentic analytical report has scope limits. It is not by itsel...
Case 42 — An evidence table with room for negative findings · source wording exercise Reader check for “An evidence table with room for negative findi...
Correction note for “Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together”: retain the wording beginning “Make synthetic examples explicit...
Case 12 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion A reader asks whether an experimental finding should change their treatment. What is an appropri...