UnitsCheck 09959 · Member profile
Reader check for “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation”: distinguish the discussion point “State the study design and what was...
Include all prespecified outcomes where reported, null findings, exclusions and limitations. Separate the authors’ interpretation from the table’s dir...
Case 60 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? · comparison exercise Summary draft for “Two laboratories, two percent...
Method note for “A correction log for an archive article”: use “Keep the correction visible to readers who may have…” as a row heading in a proposed w...
Case 35 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together · source wording exercise Reader check for “Data provenance: keep source, t...
Report sample size, potential confounders and measurement uncertainty. Association does not identify direction or causation, and exploratory results n...
Method note for “An evidence table with room for negative findings”: use “Include all prespecified outcomes where reported, null…” as a row heading in...
State the study design and what was actually measured before discussing the proposed mechanism. Keep speculation explicitly labelled and avoid transla...
Case 10 — Comparing laboratory methods across years Two results were collected years apart with unknown method changes. What should be clarified? Exer...
Clarification for “An evidence table with room for negative findings”: the point beginning “Include all prespecified outcomes where reported, null…” b...
Explain the study’s scope and limitations without recommending a treatment change. Individual decisions belong with a qualified clinician who can asse...
Case 10 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly Limit of the answer in “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: “Repor...
Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals changed and retain both original reports. Do not infer a physiological trend before assess...