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Case 27 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly · source wording exercise Method note for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty ...
Clarification for “Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion”: the point beginning “List materials, measurement conditions, controls and...
Case 34 — Correlation in a small observational dataset · source wording exercise Two variables move together in a small sample. What would a careful d...
Case 5 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured Summary draft for “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”: ...
Summary draft for “A correction log for an archive article”: the answer addresses “Keep the correction visible to readers who may have…”; the related ...
Correction note for “Certificate of analysis: which claim does each measurement support?”: retain the wording beginning “A percentage without its meth...
Separate the authors’ proposed mechanism from the measurements that support it. A plausible explanation is not automatically a demonstrated pathway.
Before comparing laboratories, ask whether sample handling, method conditions and reporting definitions are available. Missing details should be visib...
Case 40 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? · source wording exercise Correction note for “Two laboratories, two p...
Case 18 — Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion Correction note for “Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion”: retai...
Case 31 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion · source wording exercise A reader asks whether an experimental finding should change their trea...
Explain the study’s scope and limitations without recommending a treatment change. Individual decisions belong with a qualified clinician who can asse...
Expand it on first use and name the discipline and source context. Add a cross-reference for alternate meanings rather than assuming that every histor...
Clarification for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: the point beginning “Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals change...