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Case 29 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly · source wording exercise Clarification for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertaint...
Correction note for “Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion”: retain the wording beginning “List materials, measurement conditions, c...
Discuss who chose to post, missing outcomes, unverifiable records and changes in reporting over time. Such material can suggest questions but cannot e...
Case 16 — Certificate of analysis: which claim does each measurement support? Ask whether the sample identifier, issuing laboratory, report date and r...
Case 48 — An evidence table with room for negative findings · source wording exercise How can a reading table avoid highlighting only positive outcome...
Clarification for “Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources”: the point beginning “Locate the primary study and confirm that it...
Limit of the answer in “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: “Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcome scale…” is an...
Case 38 — Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result? · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Assay-specific reference ...
Case 13 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication Link both versions, record dates and check whether methods or conclusions changed. Publication sta...
Case 32 — An evidence table with room for negative findings · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “An evidence table with room for negative...
Case 13 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? Check the primary paper, supplementary material and any publisher correction....
Clarification for “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation”: the point beginning “Expand it on first use and name the…” belongs to the ...
Case 5 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion Correction note for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: retain the wording beginning “...