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Case 12 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources Method note for “Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sou...
Case 17 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample Discuss who chose to post, missing outcomes, unverifiable records and changes in reporting ov...
Case 51 — Correlation in a small observational dataset · comparison exercise Two variables move together in a small sample. What would a careful discu...
Limit of the answer in “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: “Publication status is useful context but is not itself a…” is an excerpt from the...
Case 36 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources · source wording exercise A review cites another review for a claim about an...
Case 164 — A correction log that survives the next archive update · indexing exercise Method note for “A correction log that survives the next archive...
Case 36 — Comparing laboratory methods across years · source wording exercise Method note for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: use “Do not...
Identify population, design, comparator, outcome definitions and follow-up. Assess whether the conclusion extends beyond the measurements and note wha...
Limit of the answer in “Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result?”: “Retain units, method, laboratory interval and collection c...
Case 26 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication · source wording exercise Reader check for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: distinguis...
Report sample size, potential confounders and measurement uncertainty. Association does not identify direction or causation, and exploratory results n...
Case 15 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? Create separate columns for the quantity measured, method, units and d...
Case 24 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample Correction note for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: retain the wording begi...