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Ask whether the sample identifier, issuing laboratory, report date and relevant analytical method can be verified. A copied certificate may be genuine...
Clarification for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: the point beginning “Explain the study’s scope and limitations without…” belongs to t...
Case 26 — Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result? · source wording exercise A value has been quoted without units, assay meth...
Case 154 — Comparing laboratory methods across years · indexing exercise Clarification for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: the point begi...
Case 25 — Correlation in a small observational dataset · source wording exercise Reader check for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: dist...
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 37 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep ...
Report sample size, potential confounders and measurement uncertainty. Association does not identify direction or causation, and exploratory results n...
Case 16 — A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation Method note for “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation”: use “Expand...
Method note for “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error”: use “Record the original units and axis transformation, show any conversion…” as...
Case 4 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources Correction note for “Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary ...
Case 14 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation Clarification for “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation...
Limit of the answer in “Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract?”: “Put the species or model, design, comparator and…” is an exc...
Identify the original error and the corrected text, date the correction and link the source. Keep the correction visible to readers who may have saved...
Case 21 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample Summary draft for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: the answer addresses “Dis...