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Case 32 — An evidence table with room for negative findings · source wording exercise Correction note for “An evidence table with room for negative fi...
Case 19 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible Clarification for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: the point b...
Correction note for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: retain the wording beginning “Statistical significance alone does not est...
Case 23 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods A strong abstract conclusion is being discussed without the study methods. What should the ...
Keep the source citation, retrieval date and a record of conversions or exclusions. Make synthetic examples explicit and never combine them silently w...
Case 11 — A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation Method note for “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation”: use “Expand...
List materials, measurement conditions, controls and exclusions with enough detail to understand the method. Keep this as research documentation and d...
Method note for “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation”: use “Keep speculation explicitly labelled and avoid translating…” as a...
Summary draft for “Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing?”: the answer addresses “Do not subtract the two percentages a...
Summary draft for “A correction log for an archive article”: the answer addresses “Identify the original error and the corrected text, date…”; the rel...
Use separate entries for the internal transcription correction and the publisher notice. They have different sources and may affect different claims.
Case 8 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods Identify population, design, comparator, outcome definitions and follow-up. Assess whether t...
Clarification for “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error”: the point beginning “Record the original units and axis transformation, show a...
Case 4 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample Method note for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: use “Discuss who chose to po...