Intersection · Start Here × worked example
Start Here topics tagged worked example
Topics in Start Here carrying the tag worked example. Contains arithmetic shown step by step.
25 topics
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How to ask a question when you cannot say why you are asking it
Asking directly, because I could not find a straight answer: How to ask a question when you cannot say why you are asking it Question in the title. Context below, and I have tried to include the things people…
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+49 | 53 | 36k | 4h |
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The anatomy of a question that gets answered within an hour
The anatomy of a question that gets answered within an hour — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Question in the title. Context below, and I have tried to include the things…
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+113 | 127 | 2.7k | 13h |
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Rewriting my first post: a before-and-after, with commentary — what changed since
Posting this under the heading it deserves: Rewriting my first post: a before-and-after, with commentary — what changed since Everything below is what sits behind that. I want to check my reasoning rather…
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+15 | 19 | 12k | 13h |
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Asking a follow-up: new topic or new reply?
Asking a follow-up: new topic or new reply? — that is the question, and I have not found it answered plainly anywhere I have looked. Question in the title. Context below, and I have tried to include the…
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+68 | 73 | 40k | 1d |
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Coming back to: How much context is too much context in a first post?
Asking directly, because I could not find a straight answer: How much context is too much context in a first post? Question in the title. Context below, and I have tried to include the things people here…
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+2 | 6 | 7.5k | 1d |
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Why we ask for units every single time, with three examples of what goes wrong
Why we ask for units every single time, with three examples of what goes wrong — that is the question, and I have not found it answered plainly anywhere I have looked. Question in the title. Context below,…
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+118 | 135 | 2.2k | 11d |
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What to include when your question involves a chromatogram — one year on
Asking directly, because I could not find a straight answer: What to include when your question involves a chromatogram — one year on Question in the title. Context below, and I have tried to include the…
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+69 | 75 | 862 | 14d |
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How much context is too much context in a first post?
How much context is too much context in a first post? I have a specific reason for asking rather than idle curiosity, and the context is below. Question in the title. Context below, and I have tried to…
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+70 | 74 | 935 | 18d |
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What to include when your question involves a laboratory result — a second dataset
What to include when your question involves a laboratory result — a second dataset I have a specific reason for asking rather than idle curiosity, and the context is below. Question in the title. Context…
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2 | 7k | 23d | |
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Follow-up: How to disagree with an answer you were given, well
How to disagree with an answer you were given, well I have a specific reason for asking rather than idle curiosity, and the context is below. Question in the title. Context below, and I have tried to include…
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2 | 16k | 30d | |
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How to disagree with an answer you were given, well
How to disagree with an answer you were given, well — that is the question, and I have not found it answered plainly anywhere I have looked. Question in the title. Context below, and I have tried to include…
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+9 | 13 | 1.6k | 1mo |
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Why we ask for units every single time, with three examples of what goes wrong — what changed since
The question in the title: Why we ask for units every single time, with three examples of what goes wrong — what changed since I will give what I have already checked below so nobody repeats it. Question in…
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+14 | 18 | 19k | 2mo |
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Five questions in one post gets you one answer — how to split them
On the subject in the title: Five questions in one post gets you one answer — how to split them Working notes rather than a conclusion. Question in the title. Context below, and I have tried to include the…
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+84 | 90 | 1k | 2mo |
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How to ask about something you suspect is a bad idea
The question in the title: How to ask about something you suspect is a bad idea I will give what I have already checked below so nobody repeats it. Question in the title. Context below, and I have tried to…
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+81 | 87 | 16k | 2mo |
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Second pass at: How to ask a question when you cannot say why you are asking it
Second pass at: How to ask a question when you cannot say why you are asking it — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Question in the title. Context below, and I have tried to…
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+73 | 81 | 16k | 4mo |
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Rewriting my first post: a before-and-after, with commentary
Rewriting my first post: a before-and-after, with commentary Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. I want to check my reasoning rather than get a conclusion. My…
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3 | 2.7k | 4mo | |
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What to include when your question involves a chromatogram
What to include when your question involves a chromatogram I have a specific reason for asking rather than idle curiosity, and the context is below. Question in the title. Context below, and I have tried to…
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+49 | 54 | 58k | 6mo |
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What to include when your question involves arithmetic
What to include when your question involves arithmetic — that is the question, and I have not found it answered plainly anywhere I have looked. Question in the title. Context below, and I have tried to…
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2 | 3.1k | 7mo | |
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Second pass at: Asking a follow-up: new topic or new reply?
The question in the title: Second pass at: Asking a follow-up: new topic or new reply? I will give what I have already checked below so nobody repeats it. I want to check my reasoning rather than get a…
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4 | 81 | 8mo | |
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Titles that describe the question, not the situation
Titles that describe the question, not the situation — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Question in the title. Context below, and I have tried to include the things people…
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+139 | 153 | 22k | 8mo |
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Why "any advice?" is the least effective ending for a post — the long version
Asking directly, because I could not find a straight answer: Why "any advice?" is the least effective ending for a post — the long version Question in the title. Context below, and I have tried to include the…
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+79 | 83 | 1.6k | 9mo |
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Titles that describe the question, not the situation — what changed since
Posting this under the heading it deserves: Titles that describe the question, not the situation — what changed since Everything below is what sits behind that. Question in the title. Context below, and I…
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+29 | 33 | 29k | 10mo |
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Revisiting: What to include when your question involves arithmetic
Revisiting: What to include when your question involves arithmetic — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Question in the title. Context below, and I have tried to include the…
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+21 | 25 | 384 | 12mo |
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Why "any advice?" is the least effective ending for a post
The question in the title: Why "any advice?" is the least effective ending for a post I will give what I have already checked below so nobody repeats it. I want to check my reasoning rather than get a…
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+115 | 126 | 55k | 20mo |
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Revisiting: Five questions in one post gets you one answer — how to split them
Revisiting: Five questions in one post gets you one answer — how to split them Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Question in the title. Context below, and I…
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+2 | 6 | 13k | 20mo |
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