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Case 18 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? Check the primary paper, supplementary material and any publisher correction....
Case 26 — Correlation in a small observational dataset · source wording exercise Method note for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: use “...
Case 17 — Animal evidence and the limits of translation Limit of the answer in “Animal evidence and the limits of translation”: “Describe the species,...
Discuss who chose to post, missing outcomes, unverifiable records and changes in reporting over time. Such material can suggest questions but cannot e...
Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcome scale where the paper provides them. Statistical significance alone does not establish practic...
Correction note for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: retain the wording beginning “Such material can suggest questions but…” in the r...
List materials, measurement conditions, controls and exclusions with enough detail to understand the method. Keep this as research documentation and d...
Identify population, design, comparator, outcome definitions and follow-up. Assess whether the conclusion extends beyond the measurements and note wha...
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 “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error”: use “Record the original units and axis transformation, show any conversion…” as...
Case 8 — A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation Clarification for “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation”: the point ...
Case 24 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation A paper proposes a mechanism but the summary describes it as an established cli...
Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcome scale where the paper provides them. Statistical significance alone does not establish practic...
Case 41 — A correction log for an archive article · source wording exercise A transcription error changes the units in a figure caption. How should th...