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Put the species or model, design, comparator and measured endpoint before the interpretation. The reader should be able to see what was observed witho...
Method note for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: use “Association does not identify direction or causation, and…” as a row heading in a...
Clarification for “Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive”: the point beginning “Link the publisher notice beside the citation, record i...
Case 2 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods Identify population, design, comparator, outcome definitions and follow-up. Assess whether t...
Method note for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: use “Do not infer a physiological trend before assessing…” as a row heading in a proposed...
Case 20 — A correction log that survives the next archive update A archive table has a transcription error in a unit label. A later publisher notice a...
Case 6 — Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result? A value has been quoted without units, assay method or reference interval. W...
Case 10 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication Link both versions, record dates and check whether methods or conclusions changed. Publication sta...
Case 20 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together Limit of the answer in “Data provenance: keep source, transformation and ou...
Correction note for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: retain the wording beginning “Explain the study’s scope and limitations without…” i...
Method note for “Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion”: use “List materials, measurement conditions, controls and exclusions with e...
Put the species or model, design, comparator and measured endpoint before the interpretation. The reader should be able to see what was observed witho...
Case 34 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation · source wording exercise Method note for “A literature note that separates hyp...
Case 34 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Research figure captions: tell...