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Case 19 — An evidence table with room for negative findings Include all prespecified outcomes where reported, null findings, exclusions and limitation...
Case 18 — Correlation in a small observational dataset Report sample size, potential confounders and measurement uncertainty. Association does not ide...
Method note for “Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result?”: use “Retain units, method, laboratory interval and collection cont...
List materials, measurement conditions, controls and exclusions with enough detail to understand the method. Keep this as research documentation and d...
Separate document provenance, identity, purity and the conditions measured. A percentage without its method and sample linkage cannot establish all of...
Case 47 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sam...
Method note for “A correction log for an archive article”: use “Identify the original error and the corrected text, date…” as a row heading in a propo...
Clarification for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: the point beginning “Report sample size, potential confounders…” belongs to the ques...
Case 20 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources Clarification for “Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary s...
Case 8 — Comparing laboratory methods across years Method note for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: use “Ask whether assay, instrument, un...
Case 27 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together · source wording exercise Summary draft for “Data provenance: keep source, ...
Clarification for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: the point beginning “Identify population, design, comparator, outcome…” belongs ...
Case 31 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “A literature note that separa...
Identify population, design, comparator, outcome definitions and follow-up. Assess whether the conclusion extends beyond the measurements and note wha...
Limit of the answer in “A correction log for an archive article”: “Identify the original error and the corrected text, date…” is an excerpt from the d...