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Case 5 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? Before comparing laboratories, ask whether sample handling, method cond...
Case 6 — Comparing laboratory methods across years Two results were collected years apart with unknown method changes. What should be clarified? Exerc...
Separate the authors’ proposed mechanism from the measurements that support it. A plausible explanation is not automatically a demonstrated pathway.
Case 35 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error · source wording exercise Summary draft for “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison...
Method note for “Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources”: use “Locate the primary study and confirm that it…” as a row headin...
Case 51 — A correction log for an archive article · comparison exercise Reader check for “A correction log for an archive article”: distinguish the di...
If the source is not accessible, label the revision pending verification. An unavailable document is not a reason to invent its contents.
Case 44 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? · source wording exercise A comparison table places chromatographic pu...
Case 25 — Animal evidence and the limits of translation · source wording exercise Method note for “Animal evidence and the limits of translation”: use...
Case 45 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources · source wording exercise Correction note for “Reference management: disting...
Case 9 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? Was the analysis prespecified or exploratory, and how was uncertainty reported...
The index should list supplied evidence and missing evidence separately. Use method-specific wording rather than a blanket verified or safe label.
Case 6 — Comparing laboratory methods across years Two results were collected years apart with unknown method changes. What should be clarified? Exerc...