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Case 2 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion Method note for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: use “Explain the study’s scope and...

Ask whether the sample identifier, issuing laboratory, report date and relevant analytical method can be verified. A copied certificate may be genuine...

Case 17 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? The corrected summary can be useful without a clinical promise: model, method...

Method note for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: use “Treat exploratory findings as hypothesis-generating rather…” as a row he...

Method note for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: use “Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcome scale…” as a row...

Reader check for “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation”: distinguish the discussion point “State the study design and what was...

Case 17 — Correlation in a small observational dataset Two variables move together in a small sample. What would a careful discussion acknowledge? Exe...

Clarification for “Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources”: the point beginning “Record when only a secondary account was acc...

Case 14 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? Use a comparison-status column: directly comparable, comparable with s...