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Evidence topics tagged disputed

Topics in Evidence carrying the tag disputed. Members in good standing disagree, and the disagreement is documented.

18 topics

Topic	Participants	Replies	Views	Activity
Coming back to: A structured critique template this community uses confounding risk of bias disputed observational data Posting this under the heading it deserves: A structured critique template this community uses Everything below is what sits behind that. Comparing STEP 8 ( JAMA , 2022) with SURMOUNT-1 ( N Engl J Med , 2022)…	+63	69	17k	18h
Selection into a registry and what it does to the estimate — a second dataset confounding risk of bias effect size disputed Solved Posting this under the heading it deserves: Selection into a registry and what it does to the estimate — a second dataset Everything below is what sits behind that. Session topic: SURMOUNT-4 ( JAMA , 2024).…	+28	32	1.3k	1d
Coming back to: Measurement error in a self-reported exposure risk of bias observational data effect size disputed Measurement error in a self-reported exposure — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. I have seen FLOW ( N Engl J Med , 2024) cited in support of a claim I do not think it…	+23	27	49k	3mo
[2026 update] Confounding by indication, explained with a concrete example observational data disputed risk of bias Confounding by indication, explained with a concrete example Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. I have seen SURPASS-4 ( Lancet , 2021) cited in support of a…	+103	116	22k	5mo
Measurement error in a self-reported exposure confounding risk of bias effect size disputed Solved Closed Posting this under the heading it deserves: Measurement error in a self-reported exposure Everything below is what sits behind that. Session topic: SURPASS-2 ( N Engl J Med , 2021). Please read it before…	+117	129	45k	5mo
Reverse causation in a cohort study of weight and outcome disputed observational data effect size On the subject in the title: Reverse causation in a cohort study of weight and outcome Working notes rather than a conclusion. Comparing SELECT ( N Engl J Med , 2023) with FLOW ( N Engl J Med , 2024) and…	+10	14	11k	7mo
Selection into a registry and what it does to the estimate risk of bias disputed observational data Selection into a registry and what it does to the estimate — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Session topic: STEP 4 ( JAMA , 2021). Please read it before posting; the…		2	55k	7mo
Critiquing an observational claim about a class effect — one year on observational data disputed risk of bias Pinned Critiquing an observational claim about a class effect — one year on — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. I have seen LEADER ( N Engl J Med , 2016) cited in support of a claim…	+5	9	3.2k	8mo
Criticising the method without criticising the authors — one year on confounding effect size disputed risk of bias Solved Closed On the subject in the title: Criticising the method without criticising the authors — one year on Working notes rather than a conclusion. Session topic: STEP 2 ( Lancet , 2021). Please read it before posting;…	+16	20	61k	11mo
Confounding by indication, explained with a concrete example confounding observational data disputed On the subject in the title: Confounding by indication, explained with a concrete example Working notes rather than a conclusion. Comparing SURMOUNT-1 ( N Engl J Med , 2022) with SURPASS-2 ( N Engl J Med ,…	+21	25	21k	11mo
Immortal time bias in a claims-database study risk of bias observational data disputed confounding Closed Immortal time bias in a claims-database study — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. I have seen FLOW ( N Engl J Med , 2024) cited in support of a claim I do not think it…	+29	34	28k	11mo
A claim built entirely on a subgroup analysis risk of bias observational data confounding disputed Solved A claim built entirely on a subgroup analysis Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. I have seen SUSTAIN 6 ( N Engl J Med , 2016) cited in support of a claim I do…	+71	80	1.1k	14mo
A well-designed study with a badly written abstract disputed effect size risk of bias observational data Posting this under the heading it deserves: A well-designed study with a badly written abstract Everything below is what sits behind that. Comparing SCALE ( N Engl J Med , 2015) with LEADER ( N Engl J Med ,…	+117	128	7.2k	14mo
Critiquing an observational claim about a class effect disputed risk of bias effect size observational data Posting this under the heading it deserves: Critiquing an observational claim about a class effect Everything below is what sits behind that. Session topic: SCALE ( N Engl J Med , 2015). Please read it before…		2	6.9k	14mo
Coming back to: A critique that turned out to be unfair, retracted by its author disputed observational data effect size confounding Closed A critique that turned out to be unfair, retracted by its author — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. I have seen STEP 4 ( JAMA , 2021) cited in support of a claim I do not…		2	1.3k	14mo
Criticising the method without criticising the authors disputed observational data confounding effect size Criticising the method without criticising the authors Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. I have seen STEP 1 ( N Engl J Med , 2021) cited in support of a claim…	+55	61	60k	15mo
A claim built entirely on a subgroup analysis — what changed since disputed effect size observational data risk of bias Closed On the subject in the title: A claim built entirely on a subgroup analysis — what changed since Working notes rather than a conclusion. I have seen PIONEER 6 ( N Engl J Med , 2019) cited in support of a claim…		2	2k	18mo
A well-designed study with a badly written abstract — does this still hold? disputed confounding risk of bias Solved Closed A well-designed study with a badly written abstract — does this still hold? I have a specific reason for asking rather than idle curiosity, and the context is below. Comparing STEP 1 ( N Engl J Med , 2021)…		2	28k	20mo

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