UnitsCheck 05749 · Member profile
Case 29 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error · source wording exercise Two figures use different units and one axis is logarithmic. Ho...
Case 44 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive · source wording exercise Correction note for “Retractions and expressions of concern i...
Case 36 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible · source wording exercise Reader check for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the la...
Case 41 — An evidence table with room for negative findings · source wording exercise Reader check for “An evidence table with room for negative findi...
Case 50 — Correlation in a small observational dataset · comparison exercise Clarification for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: the poi...
Correction note for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: retain the wording beginning “Identify population, design, comparator, outcome...
Case 232 — A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation · source wording exercise Correction note for “A durable glossary entry for an ambig...
Case 18 — A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation Correction note for “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation”: retain ...
Use separate entries for the internal transcription correction and the publisher notice. They have different sources and may affect different claims.
Case 4 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together Correction note for “Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output...
Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcome scale where the paper provides them. Statistical significance alone does not establish practic...
Identify population, design, comparator, outcome definitions and follow-up. Assess whether the conclusion extends beyond the measurements and note wha...
Summary draft for “Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result?”: the answer addresses “Retain units, method, laboratory interval ...
Case 35 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? · source wording exercise The draft summary of a fictional reading exercise m...
Case 36 — Comparing laboratory methods across years · source wording exercise Correction note for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: retain ...