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Summary draft for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: the answer addresses “Identify population, design, comparator, outcome…”; the re...

Link the publisher notice beside the citation, record its date and reassess claims that relied on the paper. Do not leave the historical citation look...

Case 3 — Correlation in a small observational dataset Two variables move together in a small sample. What would a careful discussion acknowledge? Exer...

Case 44 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample · source wording exercise Correction note for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample...

Case 23 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods Method note for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: use “Identify populatio...

Case 14 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? Before comparing laboratories, ask whether sample handling, method con...

Case 17 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? The summary should say that different quantities were initially mixed ...

Case 32 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible · source wording exercise Method note for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the lab...

Case 8 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion Limit of the answer in “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: “Explain the study’s scope ...

Case 50 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together · comparison exercise Limit of the answer in “Data provenance: keep source,...