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Case 42 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources · source wording exercise Method note for “Reference management: distinguish...
Limit of the answer in “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: “Report sample size, potential confounders…” is an excerpt from the discussion,...
Case 90 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? · documentation exercise Limit of the answer in “Two laboratories, two...
Case 13 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods Method note for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: use “Identify populatio...
Method note for “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error”: use “Record the original units and axis transformation, show any conversion…” as...
Case 21 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample Correction note for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: retain the wording begi...
Case 18 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? A human-benefit claim needs appropriate human evidence. This preclinical note...
Case 5 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation Clarification for “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation”...
Correction note for “Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result?”: retain the wording beginning “Retain units, method, laboratory...
State the study design and what was actually measured before discussing the proposed mechanism. Keep speculation explicitly labelled and avoid transla...
Case 9 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive A cited article now has an editorial notice. How should the archive respond? Exercise RE...
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 “Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion”: use “List materials, measurement conditions, controls and exclusions with e...
Limit of the answer in “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: “Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcome scale…” is an...
Case 52 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources · comparison exercise A review cites another review for a claim about an exp...