SourceIndex 05157 · Member profile

Report sample size, potential confounders and measurement uncertainty. Association does not identify direction or causation, and exploratory results n...

Case 8 — A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation Limit of the answer in “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation”: “Expa...

Clarification for “Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result?”: the point beginning “Retain units, method, laboratory interval a...

Case 16 — Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion List materials, measurement conditions, controls and exclusions with enough detail t...

Case 31 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? · source wording exercise Reader check for “Two laboratories, two perc...

Limit of the answer in “Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources”: “Record when only a secondary account was accessible and…” i...

Limit of the answer in “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: “Identify population, design, comparator, outcome…” is an excerpt from the ...

Clarification for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: the point beginning “Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals change...

Case 48 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly · source wording exercise Correction note for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertai...

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

Discuss who chose to post, missing outcomes, unverifiable records and changes in reporting over time. Such material can suggest questions but cannot e...