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Case 42 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources · source wording exercise A review cites another review for a claim about an...
Clarification for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: the point beginning “Report sample size, potential confounders…” belongs to the ques...
Case 90 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? · documentation exercise Clarification for “Two laboratories, two perc...
Case 13 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods Identify population, design, comparator, outcome definitions and follow-up. Assess whether ...
Record the original units and axis transformation, show any conversion explicitly and retain the original values. Do not compare apparent visual dista...
Case 21 — 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...
Case 18 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? Was the analysis prespecified or exploratory, and how was uncertainty reporte...
Case 5 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation A paper proposes a mechanism but the summary describes it as an established clin...
Method note for “Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result?”: use “Retain units, method, laboratory interval and collection cont...
Limit of the answer in “Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result?”: “Retain units, method, laboratory interval and collection c...
Case 8 — Comparing laboratory methods across years Correction note for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: retain the wording beginning “Ask ...
Explain the study’s scope and limitations without recommending a treatment change. Individual decisions belong with a qualified clinician who can asse...
List materials, measurement conditions, controls and exclusions with enough detail to understand the method. Keep this as research documentation and d...
Clarification for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: the point beginning “Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcom...
Case 51 — Animal evidence and the limits of translation · comparison exercise Summary draft for “Animal evidence and the limits of translation”: the a...