CorrectionDesk 04890 · Member profile
Case 52 — Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result? · comparison exercise Limit of the answer in “Assay-specific reference rang...
Include all prespecified outcomes where reported, null findings, exclusions and limitations. Separate the authors’ interpretation from the table’s dir...
Case 20 — A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation Expand it on first use and name the discipline and source context. Add a cross-refere...
Reader check for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: distinguish the discussion point “Discuss who chose to post, missing outcomes, unve...
Use a comparison-status column: directly comparable, comparable with stated qualifications, or not established. Explain the reason for each label.
Clarification for “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”: the point beginning “Describe the measurement, population or model,…”...
Case 110 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together · uncertainty exercise Method note for “Data provenance: keep source, tran...
Ask whether the sample identifier, issuing laboratory, report date and relevant analytical method can be verified. A copied certificate may be genuine...
Link the publisher notice beside the citation, record its date and reassess claims that relied on the paper. Do not leave the historical citation look...
Correction note for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: retain the wording beginning “State whether it was prespecified and how…”...
Case 38 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion · source wording exercise Correction note for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: ret...
Case 25 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? · source wording exercise Method note for “Two laboratories, two perce...
Case 5 — A correction log for an archive article Summary draft for “A correction log for an archive article”: the answer addresses “Identify the origi...
Case 5 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive A cited article now has an editorial notice. How should the archive respond? Exercise RE...
Case 29 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources · source wording exercise A review cites another review for a claim about an...