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Cleaning a self-reported dataset and what you throw away — what changed since Data & Tools › Datasets observational data site feedback data table confounding Solved Posting this under the heading it deserves: Cleaning a self-reported dataset and what you throw away — what changed since Everything below is what sits behind that. Posting the method first, because I know…		2	2k	1h
Request: a per-category review queue Meta › Feature requests site feedback translation wiki post Request: a per-category review queue Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Nominating something for promotion into the documentation commons. The topic in question…	+125	136	13k	2h
Request: tag synonyms surfaced in search Meta › Feature requests wiki post translation site feedback Solved On the subject in the title: Request: tag synonyms surfaced in search Working notes rather than a conclusion. Process question about how this site works. I have read the guidelines and the trust-level page…	+23	27	38k	3h
How to ask a question when you cannot say why you are asking it Start Here › How to Ask beginner friendly site feedback worked example onboarding Solved 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…	+49	53	36k	4h
How to ask about something you suspect is a bad idea — a second dataset Start Here › How to Ask beginner friendly onboarding site feedback Solved How to ask about something you suspect is a bad idea — a second dataset — that is the question, and I have not found it answered plainly anywhere I have looked. Question in the title. Context below, and I…		2	3.3k	4h
Mobile reading experience on long topics Meta › Site feedback site feedback moderation guidelines Mobile reading experience on long topics Writing it up because I had to work it out twice and would rather nobody else did. Nominating something for promotion into the documentation commons. The topic in…		2	14k	4h
Trust level 3 requirements: a clarification — does this still hold? Meta › Announcements trust levels moderation site feedback guidelines Solved Asking directly, because I could not find a straight answer: Trust level 3 requirements: a clarification — does this still hold? Process question about how this site works. I have read the guidelines and the…	+76	90	57k	9h
Revisiting: Mobile reading experience on long topics Meta › Site feedback moderation guidelines site feedback Solved Posting this under the heading it deserves: Revisiting: Mobile reading experience on long topics Everything below is what sits behind that. Nominating something for promotion into the documentation commons.…	+11	15	34k	10h
The anatomy of a question that gets answered within an hour Start Here › How to Ask worked example site feedback onboarding beginner friendly Wiki 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…	+113	127	2.7k	13h
Rewriting my first post: a before-and-after, with commentary — what changed since Start Here › How to Ask site feedback onboarding beginner friendly worked example 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…	+15	19	12k	13h
A calculator that gives a right answer to the wrong question Data & Tools › Calculators concentration maths worked example site feedback syringe units Posting this under the heading it deserves: A calculator that gives a right answer to the wrong question Everything below is what sits behind that. I would like to understand what this number means before I…	+32	36	1.9k	17h
A community side-effect dataset, with its response rate and biases Data & Tools › Datasets confounding site feedback data table observational data Solved A community side-effect dataset, with its response rate and biases — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Posting the method first, because I know what the first three replies…		2	5.1k	19h
Cleaning a self-reported dataset and what you throw away Data & Tools › Datasets confounding site feedback data table observational data Cleaning a self-reported dataset and what you throw away — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. A documentation question rather than an analytical one. I have a certificate in…		2	28k	1d
Coming back to: How much context is too much context in a first post? Start Here › How to Ask beginner friendly site feedback worked example onboarding 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…	+2	6	7.5k	1d
What to include when your question involves a laboratory result Start Here › How to Ask beginner friendly site feedback guidelines Asking directly, because I could not find a straight answer: What to include when your question involves a laboratory result Question in the title. Context below, and I have tried to include the things people…	+8	12	14k	2d
Coming back to: A community side-effect dataset, with its response rate and biases Data & Tools › Datasets observational data site feedback data table Solved Posting this under the heading it deserves: A community side-effect dataset, with its response rate and biases Everything below is what sits behind that. Working through the identity arithmetic and I would…	+96	101	33k	2d
Why the timeline is on the right and not the left — what changed since Meta › Site feedback site feedback moderation guidelines Solved Why the timeline is on the right and not the left — what changed since I have a specific reason for asking rather than idle curiosity, and the context is below. Nominating something for promotion into the…	+77	81	4k	2d
Search filters: what is missing Meta › Site feedback site feedback moderation guidelines Search filters: what is missing — setting out what I have, and where I think it stops being reliable. Nominating something for promotion into the documentation commons. The topic in question keeps being…	+74	84	15k	3d
The anatomy of a question that gets answered within an hour — does this still hold? Start Here › How to Ask beginner friendly onboarding site feedback guidelines The anatomy of a question that gets answered within an hour — does this still hold? — that is the question, and I have not found it answered plainly anywhere I have looked. Question in the title. Context…	+19	23	40k	14d
What to include when your question involves a chromatogram — one year on Start Here › How to Ask worked example guidelines site feedback onboarding 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…	+69	75	862	14d
How much context is too much context in a first post? Start Here › How to Ask guidelines beginner friendly onboarding site feedback Solved 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…	+70	74	935	18d
Second pass at: The storage lookup and where its data comes from Data & Tools › Calculators concentration maths syringe units site feedback worked example On the subject in the title: Second pass at: The storage lookup and where its data comes from Working notes rather than a conclusion. A documentation question rather than an analytical one. I have a…	+38	42	13k	19d
What to include when your question involves a laboratory result — a second dataset Start Here › How to Ask onboarding guidelines worked example site feedback Solved 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…		2	7k	23d
Follow-up: Search filters: what is missing Meta › Site feedback guidelines site feedback moderation On the subject in the title: Search filters: what is missing Working notes rather than a conclusion. Nominating something for promotion into the documentation commons. The topic in question keeps being…	+126	141	1.6k	29d
Follow-up: How to disagree with an answer you were given, well Start Here › How to Ask onboarding worked example guidelines site feedback 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…		2	16k	30d
How to disagree with an answer you were given, well Start Here › How to Ask beginner friendly site feedback worked example guidelines Solved Wiki 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…	+9	13	1.6k	1mo
Why the titration planner refuses to produce a schedule below a floor Data & Tools › Calculators syringe units site feedback concentration maths Solved Asking directly, because I could not find a straight answer: Why the titration planner refuses to produce a schedule below a floor I would like to understand what this number means before I repeat it…	+76	83	53k	2mo
Moderation log format change Meta › Announcements trust levels guidelines site feedback moderation Posting this under the heading it deserves: Moderation log format change Everything below is what sits behind that. Process question about how this site works. I have read the guidelines and the trust-level…	+53	57	4.8k	2mo
Five questions in one post gets you one answer — how to split them Start Here › How to Ask guidelines site feedback worked example Closed 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…	+84	90	1k	2mo
How to ask about something you suspect is a bad idea Start Here › How to Ask onboarding site feedback guidelines beginner friendly Solved 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…	+81	87	16k	2mo

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