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Case 47 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? · source wording exercise Clarification for “Two laboratories, two per...
Case 176 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample · reader check exercise Clarification for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: ...
Case 48 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation · source wording exercise Clarification for “A literature note that separates h...
Limit of the answer in “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: “Report sample size, potential confounders…” is an excerpt from the discussion,...
Report sample size, potential confounders and measurement uncertainty. Association does not identify direction or causation, and exploratory results n...
Case 11 — Comparing laboratory methods across years Limit of the answer in “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: “Ask whether assay, instrument...
Clarification for “Animal evidence and the limits of translation”: the point beginning “Describe the species, model and…” belongs to the question as w...
Clarification for “Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result?”: the point beginning “Retain units, method, laboratory interval a...
Case 27 — Animal evidence and the limits of translation · source wording exercise An animal experiment is cited as though it establishes a human outco...
Case 36 — A correction log that survives the next archive update · source wording exercise Correction note for “A correction log that survives the nex...
Clarification for “Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion”: the point beginning “List materials, measurement conditions, controls and...
Before comparing laboratories, ask whether sample handling, method conditions and reporting definitions are available. Missing details should be visib...
Method note for “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”: use “Interpretive discussion belongs alongside the evidence, not…” as a...
Record the original units and axis transformation, show any conversion explicitly and retain the original values. Do not compare apparent visual dista...
Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcome scale where the paper provides them. Statistical significance alone does not establish practic...