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Case 10 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods Method note for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: use “Identify populatio...
Case 41 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured · source wording exercise Method note for “Research figure captions: tell the re...
Clarification for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: the point beginning “Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals change...
Case 19 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together Limit of the answer in “Data provenance: keep source, transformation and ou...
Case 147 — Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion · indexing exercise Correction note for “Reproducibility checklist for a bench-meth...
Case 19 — Certificate of analysis: which claim does each measurement support? Ask whether the sample identifier, issuing laboratory, report date and r...
Clarification for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: the point beginning “Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcom...
Case 30 — A correction log for an archive article · source wording exercise Reader check for “A correction log for an archive article”: distinguish th...
Describe the measurement, population or model, units and uncertainty shown. Interpretive discussion belongs alongside the evidence, not in place of it...
Case 9 — An evidence table with room for negative findings Summary draft for “An evidence table with room for negative findings”: the answer addresses...
Correction note for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: retain the wording beginning “Explain the study’s scope and limitations without…” i...
Correction note for “Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result?”: retain the wording beginning “A forum comparison cannot diagno...
Case 7 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion Correction note for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: retain the wording beginning “...