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Ask whether the sample identifier, issuing laboratory, report date and relevant analytical method can be verified. A copied certificate may be genuine...
Use separate entries for the internal transcription correction and the publisher notice. They have different sources and may affect different claims.
Correction note for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: retain the wording beginning “Association does not identify direction or causation...
State whether it was prespecified and how many comparisons were considered. Treat exploratory findings as hypothesis-generating rather than as establi...
Case 2 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods Method note for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: use “Identify population...
Correction note for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: retain the wording beginning “Do not infer a physiological trend before assessing…” i...
Case 20 — A correction log that survives the next archive update Each entry should retain the date, old text, corrected text, reason and source refere...
Case 6 — Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result? Clarification for “Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a ...
Case 10 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication Method note for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: use “Link both versions, record dates...
Case 20 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together Summary draft for “Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output ...
Reader check for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: distinguish the discussion point “Explain the study’s scope and limitations without…” ...
Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcome scale where the paper provides them. Statistical significance alone does not establish practic...
Case 34 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation · source wording exercise Correction note for “A literature note that separates...
Case 34 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured · source wording exercise Summary draft for “Research figure captions: tell the ...