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Create separate columns for the quantity measured, method, units and denominator. Do not subtract the two percentages as though they represented a dis...
Explain the study’s scope and limitations without recommending a treatment change. Individual decisions belong with a qualified clinician who can asse...
Case 1 — Comparing laboratory methods across years Limit of the answer in “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: “Ask whether assay, instrument,...
Clarification for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: the point beginning “Do not infer a physiological trend before assessing…” belongs to t...
Case 52 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication · comparison exercise Reader check for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: distinguish th...
Case 34 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion · source wording exercise Clarification for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: the p...
Case 54 — A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation · comparison exercise Limit of the answer in “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguo...
Case 18 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcome scale where the paper provides...
Method note for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: use “Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals changed…” as a row headi...
Case 4 — A correction log for an archive article Identify the original error and the corrected text, date the correction and link the source. Keep the...
Case 14 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? The summary should say that different quantities were initially mixed ...
Correction note for “A correction log for an archive article”: retain the wording beginning “Identify the original error and the corrected text, date…...
Case 42 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: “Pub...
Reader check for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: distinguish the discussion point “Such material can suggest questions but…” from it...