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Case 30 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods · source wording exercise A strong abstract conclusion is being discussed without the study...

Case 46 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Research figure captions: tell...

Case 39 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: ...

Ask whether the changed figure affects the archive’s interpretation. Updating a citation alone may leave an unsupported conclusion in the opening summ...

Case 54 — Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion · comparison exercise Correction note for “Reproducibility checklist for a bench-met...

Case 237 — Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result? · source wording exercise Clarification for “Assay-specific reference rang...

Case 23 — Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result? Clarification for “Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a...

Correction note for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: retain the wording beginning “Association does not identify direction or causation...

Case 9 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? Was the analysis prespecified or exploratory, and how was uncertainty reported...

Case 1 — Animal evidence and the limits of translation Describe the species, model and outcome actually studied. Differences in biology and study cond...

Method note for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: use “Identify population, design, comparator, outcome…” as a row heading in a prop...

Case 39 — Correlation in a small observational dataset · source wording exercise Correction note for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: r...