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Limit of the answer in “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: “State whether it was prespecified and how…” is an excerpt from the di...
Case 121 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods · correction exercise Reader check for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”:...
Method note for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: use “State whether it was prespecified and how…” as a row heading in a propos...
Include all prespecified outcomes where reported, null findings, exclusions and limitations. Separate the authors’ interpretation from the table’s dir...
Case 5 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcome scale where the paper provides ...
Locate the primary study and confirm that it measured the claimed outcome. Record when only a secondary account was accessible and avoid presenting it...
Case 36 — A correction log for an archive article · source wording exercise Reader check for “A correction log for an archive article”: distinguish th...
Case 17 — Certificate of analysis: which claim does each measurement support? A chromatographic peak-area figure and net material content answer diffe...
Case 16 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation Limit of the answer in “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observ...
Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcome scale where the paper provides them. Statistical significance alone does not establish practic...
Before comparing laboratories, ask whether sample handling, method conditions and reporting definitions are available. Missing details should be visib...
Case 29 — Comparing laboratory methods across years · source wording exercise Two results were collected years apart with unknown method changes. What...
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...
Case 5 — A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation Clarification for “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation”: the point ...