# Reading scientific information critically

Short worksheets to reuse in a project, workshop or discussion. They structure the work; they are not validated instruments or quality certifications.

## 1. Provenance

Who is speaking, in what role, with which source and declared interests?

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## 2. Question

Which population, context and problem are actually studied?

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## 3. Method

How was the observation produced? Which comparison is relevant?

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## 4. Magnitude

What absolute and relative difference? Which period and denominator?

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## 5. Uncertainty

Which limitations could change the interpretation? What is missing?

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## 6. Conclusion

Does the message stay within what the findings support?

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Explore further

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (n.d.). How to use the Index. The CDC Clear Communication Index.
https://www.cdc.gov/ccindex/tool/how-to-use.html

Schünemann, H. J., Vist, G. E., Higgins, J. P. T., Santesso, N., Deeks, J. J., Glasziou, P., Akl, E. A., & Guyatt, G. H. (2024). Chapter 15: Interpreting results and drawing conclusions. In J. P. T. Higgins, J. Thomas, J. Chandler, M. Cumpston, T. Li, M. J. Page, & V. A. Welch (Eds.), Cochrane handbook for systematic reviews of interventions (Version 6.5). Cochrane.
https://training.cochrane.org/handbook/current/chapter-15

World Wide Web Consortium, Web Accessibility Initiative. (n.d.). Images tutorial.
https://www.w3.org/WAI/tutorials/images/