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Case 31 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sam...
Case 12 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? An apparent difference can motivate a method question without proving ...
Keep the source citation, retrieval date and a record of conversions or exclusions. Make synthetic examples explicit and never combine them silently w...
Case 4 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together Correction note for “Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output...
Case 14 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly A result is described only as statistically significant. What information is missing? ...
Case 5 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error Two figures use different units and one axis is logarithmic. How should a comparison be do...
Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals changed and retain both original reports. Do not infer a physiological trend before assess...
Include all prespecified outcomes where reported, null findings, exclusions and limitations. Separate the authors’ interpretation from the table’s dir...
Clarification for “An evidence table with room for negative findings”: the point beginning “Separate the authors’ interpretation from the…” belongs to...
Method note for “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”: use “Interpretive discussion belongs alongside the evidence, not…” as a...
Case 20 — Comparing laboratory methods across years Limit of the answer in “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: “Ask whether assay, instrument...
Limit of the answer in “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: “Report sample size, potential confounders…” is an excerpt from the discussion,...
Case 5 — Certificate of analysis: which claim does each measurement support? A chromatographic peak-area figure and net material content answer differ...