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Case 39 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample · source wording exercise Reader check for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: ...
Case 53 — Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result? · comparison exercise Summary draft for “Assay-specific reference ranges: w...
Case 32 — A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation · source wording exercise Summary draft for “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguou...
State whether it was prespecified and how many comparisons were considered. Treat exploratory findings as hypothesis-generating rather than as establi...
Case 15 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly Limit of the answer in “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: “Repor...
Case 19 — An evidence table with room for negative findings Correction note for “An evidence table with room for negative findings”: retain the wordin...
Case 60 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible · comparison exercise Correction note for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the lab...
Reader check for “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation”: distinguish the discussion point “State the study design and what was...
Link the publisher notice beside the citation, record its date and reassess claims that relied on the paper. Do not leave the historical citation look...
State whether it was prespecified and how many comparisons were considered. Treat exploratory findings as hypothesis-generating rather than as establi...
Clarification for “Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result?”: the point beginning “Retain units, method, laboratory interval a...
Ask whether the sample identifier, issuing laboratory, report date and relevant analytical method can be verified. A copied certificate may be genuine...
Case 18 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible Correction note for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: retain th...