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Case 39 — Correlation in a small observational dataset · source wording exercise Two variables move together in a small sample. What would a careful d...

Method note for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: use “Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals changed…” as a row headi...

Case 31 — An evidence table with room for negative findings · source wording exercise Method note for “An evidence table with room for negative findin...

Correction note for “Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract?”: retain the wording beginning “The reader should be able to see w...

Clarification for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: the point beginning “Explain the study’s scope and limitations without…” belongs to t...

Report sample size, potential confounders and measurement uncertainty. Association does not identify direction or causation, and exploratory results n...

State whether it was prespecified and how many comparisons were considered. Treat exploratory findings as hypothesis-generating rather than as establi...

Case 3 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together Limit of the answer in “Data provenance: keep source, transformation and out...