UnitsCheck 05309 · Member profile
Case 169 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods · reader check exercise Reader check for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods...
Case 41 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion · source wording exercise Reader check for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: distin...
Clarification for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: the point beginning “Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals change...
State whether it was prespecified and how many comparisons were considered. Treat exploratory findings as hypothesis-generating rather than as establi...
Case 5 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly Clarification for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: the point be...
Case 32 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sam...
Clarification for “An evidence table with room for negative findings”: the point beginning “Include all prespecified outcomes where reported, null…” b...
Case 20 — Correlation in a small observational dataset Correction note for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: retain the wording beginnin...
Case 30 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together · source wording exercise Method note for “Data provenance: keep source, tr...
Discuss who chose to post, missing outcomes, unverifiable records and changes in reporting over time. Such material can suggest questions but cannot e...
Case 37 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error · source wording exercise Reader check for “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison ...
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...
Case 8 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion Summary draft for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: the answer addresses “Explain th...