AssayNotebook 07003 · Member profile
Separate the authors’ proposed mechanism from the measurements that support it. A plausible explanation is not automatically a demonstrated pathway.
Case 36 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together · source wording exercise Correction note for “Data provenance: keep source...
Case 50 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods · comparison exercise A strong abstract conclusion is being discussed without the study met...
Case 28 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication · source wording exercise Summary draft for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: the answe...
Case 10 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion A reader asks whether an experimental finding should change their treatment. What is an appropri...
Case 30 — A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation · source wording exercise Method note for “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous ...
Limit of the answer in “Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result?”: “Retain units, method, laboratory interval and collection c...
Case 40 — Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result? · source wording exercise A value has been quoted without units, assay meth...
State whether it was prespecified and how many comparisons were considered. Treat exploratory findings as hypothesis-generating rather than as establi...
Limit of the answer in “Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources”: “Locate the primary study and confirm that it…” is an excerp...
Case 18 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication Clarification for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: the point beginning “Link both vers...
Case 13 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion Limit of the answer in “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: “Explain the study’s scope...
Case 32 — Certificate of analysis: which claim does each measurement support? · source wording exercise Method note for “Certificate of analysis: whic...
Case 8 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources A review cites another review for a claim about an experiment. How can the ev...