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Case 53 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly · comparison exercise A result is described only as statistically significant. What in...
Keep the source citation, retrieval date and a record of conversions or exclusions. Make synthetic examples explicit and never combine them silently w...
Summary draft for “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation”: the answer addresses “State the study design and what was actually m...
Method note for “Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together”: use “Make synthetic examples explicit and never combine them…” as ...
Case 16 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error Record the original units and axis transformation, show any conversion explicitly and ret...
Report sample size, potential confounders and measurement uncertainty. Association does not identify direction or causation, and exploratory results n...
Method note for “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”: use “Describe the measurement, population or model,…” as a row heading ...
Ask whether the sample identifier, issuing laboratory, report date and relevant analytical method can be verified. A copied certificate may be genuine...
Case 13 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods Summary draft for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: the answer addresses ...
Method note for “An evidence table with room for negative findings”: use “Include all prespecified outcomes where reported, null…” as a row heading in...
Correction note for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: retain the wording beginning “Individual decisions belong with a qualified clinicia...
Case 39 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive · source wording exercise Reader check for “Retractions and expressions of concern in a...
Expand it on first use and name the discipline and source context. Add a cross-reference for alternate meanings rather than assuming that every histor...