CorrectionDesk 05740 · Member profile
Case 40 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample · source wording exercise Reader check for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: ...
Case 48 — Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result? · source wording exercise Reader check for “Assay-specific reference ranges...
Clarification for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: the point beginning “Assess whether the conclusion extends beyond the measuremen...
Case 231 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion · source wording exercise Method note for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: use “I...
Case 17 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion Method note for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: use “Explain the study’s scope an...
Ask whether the sample identifier, issuing laboratory, report date and relevant analytical method can be verified. A copied certificate may be genuine...
Case 3 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured Method note for “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”: us...
Identify population, design, comparator, outcome definitions and follow-up. Assess whether the conclusion extends beyond the measurements and note wha...
Method note for “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error”: use “Do not compare apparent visual distances…” as a row heading in a proposed w...
Keep a visible correction near the affected material and a linked changelog entry. Readers who saved the earlier version should be able to understand ...
Case 33 — Certificate of analysis: which claim does each measurement support? · source wording exercise Summary draft for “Certificate of analysis: wh...
Case 35 — An evidence table with room for negative findings · source wording exercise Method note for “An evidence table with room for negative findin...
Case 5 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcome scale where the paper provides ...
Locate the primary study and confirm that it measured the claimed outcome. Record when only a secondary account was accessible and avoid presenting it...
Case 40 — Animal evidence and the limits of translation · source wording exercise Summary draft for “Animal evidence and the limits of translation”: t...