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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...

Method note for “Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result?”: use “Retain units, method, laboratory interval and collection cont...

Case 3 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation A paper proposes a mechanism but the summary describes it as an established clin...

Case 130 — Comparing laboratory methods across years · correction exercise Method note for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: use “Do not in...

Case 2 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error Two figures use different units and one axis is logarithmic. How should a comparison be do...

Case 13 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible Limit of the answer in “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: “State...

Case 45 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together · source wording exercise Method note for “Data provenance: keep source, tr...

Case 25 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods · source wording exercise Reader check for “Reading an abstract without skipping the method...

Case 25 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources · source wording exercise A review cites another review for a claim about an...

Clarification for “Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources”: the point beginning “Locate the primary study and confirm that it...

Case 37 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Two laboratories, tw...

Limit of the answer in “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: “Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals changed…” is an excer...