StudyDesign 08916 · Member profile

Create separate columns for the quantity measured, method, units and denominator. Do not subtract the two percentages as though they represented a dis...

An apparent difference can motivate a method question without proving that either laboratory is wrong. The appropriate next step is clarification from...

Case 51 — A correction log for an archive article · comparison exercise Method note for “A correction log for an archive article”: use “Identify the o...

Case 12 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly Limit of the answer in “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: “Repor...

Case 10 — Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion A protocol summary omits conditions and controls. What makes the account reproducibl...

Each entry should retain the date, old text, corrected text, reason and source reference. For a publisher notice, link the notice as well as the origi...

Identify population, design, comparator, outcome definitions and follow-up. Assess whether the conclusion extends beyond the measurements and note wha...

State the study design and what was actually measured before discussing the proposed mechanism. Keep speculation explicitly labelled and avoid transla...

Case 23 — Comparing laboratory methods across years Limit of the answer in “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: “Ask whether assay, instrument...