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Method note for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: use “Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals changed…” as a row headi...
Case 41 — Comparing laboratory methods across years · source wording exercise Two results were collected years apart with unknown method changes. What...
Case 55 — Correlation in a small observational dataset · comparison exercise Clarification for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: the poi...
Case 34 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? · source wording exercise Summary draft for “Two laboratories, two per...
Expand it on first use and name the discipline and source context. Add a cross-reference for alternate meanings rather than assuming that every histor...
Case 18 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources A review cites another review for a claim about an experiment. How can the e...
Case 22 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible Method note for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: use “State wh...
Case 63 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion · comparison exercise Limit of the answer in “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: “Exp...
Clarification for “A correction log for an archive article”: the point beginning “Identify the original error and the corrected text, date…” belongs t...
Before comparing laboratories, ask whether sample handling, method conditions and reporting definitions are available. Missing details should be visib...
Method note for “Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion”: use “List materials, measurement conditions, controls and exclusions with e...
Correction note for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: retain the wording beginning “Individual decisions belong with a qualified clinicia...
Record the original units and axis transformation, show any conversion explicitly and retain the original values. Do not compare apparent visual dista...
Clarification for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: the point beginning “Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcom...
Method note for “Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract?”: use “Put the species or model, design, comparator and…” as a row hea...