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Case 29 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Units and scale: prevent a silent compa...
Case 102 — Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion · uncertainty exercise Reader check for “Reproducibility checklist for a bench-meth...
Clarification for “Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together”: the point beginning “Keep the source citation, retrieval date an...
Use separate entries for the internal transcription correction and the publisher notice. They have different sources and may affect different claims.
Case 35 — Correlation in a small observational dataset · source wording exercise Summary draft for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: the...
Case 17 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive Summary draft for “Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive”: the answer ad...
Case 19 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation State the study design and what was actually measured before discussing the pro...
Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals changed and retain both original reports. Do not infer a physiological trend before assess...
Case 16 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? The summary should say that different quantities were initially mixed ...
Case 31 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion · source wording exercise Method note for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: use “In...
Case 44 — Comparing laboratory methods across years · source wording exercise Method note for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: use “Do not...
Case 4 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly A result is described only as statistically significant. What information is missing? E...
Method note for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: use “Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals changed…” as a row headi...
Method note for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: use “Statistical significance alone does not establish…” as a row heading in ...