Methods reading room: what analytical reports actually establish · RESEARCH-31193

Case 42 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication · source wording exercise

Clarification for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: the point beginning “Publication status is useful context but is not itself a…” belongs to the question as written. It should not be read as a report that a new check, purchase or experiment has been completed. Review focus: source wording. Retain the source wording beside any paraphrase.

Case 33 — Certificate of analysis: which claim does each measurement support? · source wording exercise

Method note for “Certificate of analysis: which claim does each measurement support?”: use “A percentage without its method and sample linkage cannot…” as a row heading in a proposed working record. Put the statement, its supporting source or measurement, and any unresolved detail in separate fields. This proposes a format; it supplies no additional evidence. Retain the source wording beside any paraphrase.

Case 30 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together · source wording exercise

Method note for “Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together”: use “Make synthetic examples explicit and never combine them…” as a row heading in a proposed working record. Put the statement, its supporting source or measurement, and any unresolved detail in separate fields. This proposes a format; it supplies no additional evidence. Retain the source wording beside any paraphrase.

Case 43 — Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion · source wording exercise

Summary draft for “Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion”: the answer addresses “Keep this as research documentation and do not turn…”; the related point is “List materials, measurement conditions, controls and exclusions with enough…”. Keep both connected to the opening question, and mark any conclusion needing further records as unresolved. Review focus: source wording. Retain the source wording beside any paraphrase.

Case 38 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation · source wording exercise

Correction note for “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation”: retain the wording beginning “Keep speculation explicitly labelled and avoid translating…” in the record. If later material changes it, add the date, the changed wording and the source for that change; do not invent a completed correction here. Retain the source wording beside any paraphrase.

Case 30 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together · source wording exercise

Limit of the answer in “Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together”: “Make synthetic examples explicit and never combine them…” is an excerpt from the discussion, not an independent verification. A reader needs the relevant original material before treating an interpretation as established. Review focus: source wording. Retain the source wording beside any paraphrase.

Case 30 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together · source wording exercise

Correction note for “Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together”: retain the wording beginning “Make synthetic examples explicit and never combine them…” in the record. If later material changes it, add the date, the changed wording and the source for that change; do not invent a completed correction here. Retain the source wording beside any paraphrase.

Case 45 — A correction log for an archive article · source wording exercise

A transcription error changes the units in a figure caption. How should the archive record be repaired?

Review focus: source wording. Retain the source wording beside any paraphrase. Use the original answer fragment “Keep the correction visible to readers who may have…” as the discussion anchor; no new event or result is supplied.

Exercise RESEARCH-31193/45: address this question within its stated limits.

Case 32 — A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation · source wording exercise

Correction note for “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation”: retain the wording beginning “Add a cross-reference for alternate meanings rather than assuming that every…” in the record. If later material changes it, add the date, the changed wording and the source for that change; do not invent a completed correction here. Retain the source wording beside any paraphrase.