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Case 32 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Research figure captions: tell...
Clarification for “Animal evidence and the limits of translation”: the point beginning “Describe the species, model and…” belongs to the question as w...
Clarification for “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation”: the point beginning “State the study design and what was actually me...
Case 10 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? An apparent difference can motivate a method question without proving ...
Case 6 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample A collection of forum reports is being treated as a representative sample. What limitations be...
Case 24 — An evidence table with room for negative findings Correction note for “An evidence table with room for negative findings”: retain the wordin...
Report sample size, potential confounders and measurement uncertainty. Association does not identify direction or causation, and exploratory results n...
Discuss who chose to post, missing outcomes, unverifiable records and changes in reporting over time. Such material can suggest questions but cannot e...
Case 24 — Comparing laboratory methods across years Method note for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: use “Ask whether assay, instrument, u...
Case 18 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods Identify population, design, comparator, outcome definitions and follow-up. Assess whether ...
Case 38 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources · source wording exercise A review cites another review for a claim about an...
Create separate columns for the quantity measured, method, units and denominator. Do not subtract the two percentages as though they represented a dis...
Case 1 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error Method note for “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error”: use “Record the orig...