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Case 100 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods · uncertainty exercise Method note for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”:...
Include all prespecified outcomes where reported, null findings, exclusions and limitations. Separate the authors’ interpretation from the table’s dir...
Keep the source citation, retrieval date and a record of conversions or exclusions. Make synthetic examples explicit and never combine them silently w...
Case 33 — Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result? · source wording exercise A value has been quoted without units, assay meth...
Case 15 — An evidence table with room for negative findings Include all prespecified outcomes where reported, null findings, exclusions and limitation...
Case 16 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? Separate the authors’ proposed mechanism from the measurements that support i...
Case 54 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive · comparison exercise Clarification for “Retractions and expressions of concern in an a...
Case 14 — A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation Expand it on first use and name the discipline and source context. Add a cross-refere...
Case 28 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible · source wording exercise Correction note for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the...
Case 41 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources · source wording exercise Correction note for “Reference management: disting...
Case 1 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods Clarification for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: the point beginning “I...
Method note for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: use “Identify population, design, comparator, outcome…” as a row heading in a prop...
Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcome scale where the paper provides them. Statistical significance alone does not establish practic...