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Case 23 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources A review cites another review for a claim about an experiment. How can the e...
Method note for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: use “Do not infer a physiological trend before assessing…” as a row heading in a proposed...
Case 43 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible · source wording exercise A subgroup finding was not the primary planned analysis. How...
Record the original units and axis transformation, show any conversion explicitly and retain the original values. Do not compare apparent visual dista...
Clarification for “Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together”: the point beginning “Keep the source citation, retrieval date an...
State the study design and what was actually measured before discussing the proposed mechanism. Keep speculation explicitly labelled and avoid transla...
Case 24 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured Describe the measurement, population or model, units and uncertainty shown. Inte...
Case 28 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? · source wording exercise Summary draft for “Two laboratories, two per...
Case 69 — Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result? · comparison exercise Reader check for “Assay-specific reference ranges: wh...
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...
Method note for “Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources”: use “Locate the primary study and confirm that it…” as a row headin...
Case 1 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible State whether it was prespecified and how many comparisons were considered. Treat explo...
Summary draft for “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error”: the answer addresses “Record the original units and axis transformation, show ...
Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals changed and retain both original reports. Do not infer a physiological trend before assess...
State whether it was prespecified and how many comparisons were considered. Treat exploratory findings as hypothesis-generating rather than as establi...