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State the study design and what was actually measured before discussing the proposed mechanism. Keep speculation explicitly labelled and avoid transla...
Case 26 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods · source wording exercise Method note for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods...
Case 41 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible · source wording exercise Method note for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the lab...
Case 8 — Comparing laboratory methods across years Method note for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: use “Ask whether assay, instrument, un...
Case 19 — An evidence table with room for negative findings How can a reading table avoid highlighting only positive outcomes? Exercise RESEARCH-25919...
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 11 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? Create separate columns for the quantity measured, method, units and d...
Case 36 — Animal evidence and the limits of translation · source wording exercise Method note for “Animal evidence and the limits of translation”: use...
Case 37 — A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation · source wording exercise Correction note for “A durable glossary entry for an ambigu...
Case 35 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured · source wording exercise Method note for “Research figure captions: tell the re...
Case 14 — Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion Method note for “Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion”: use “List...
Clarification for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: the point beginning “Individual decisions belong with a qualified clinician who…” bel...