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Case 77 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive · documentation exercise A cited article now has an editorial notice. How should the ar...
Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals changed and retain both original reports. Do not infer a physiological trend before assess...
Use separate entries for the internal transcription correction and the publisher notice. They have different sources and may affect different claims.
Method note for “Certificate of analysis: which claim does each measurement support?”: use “Separate document provenance, identity, purity and…” as a ...
Case 13 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible Limit of the answer in “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: “State...
Correction note for “A correction log for an archive article”: retain the wording beginning “Keep the correction visible to readers who may have…” in ...
Case 31 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Reference management: dist...
Case 17 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample Method note for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: use “Discuss who chose to p...
Case 21 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured Limit of the answer in “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measu...
Case 32 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication · source wording exercise A cited preprint has a later published version. How should an archive en...
Discuss who chose to post, missing outcomes, unverifiable records and changes in reporting over time. Such material can suggest questions but cannot e...
Case 8 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? Use a comparison-status column: directly comparable, comparable with st...
Summary draft for “Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources”: the answer addresses “Locate the primary study and confirm that i...
Proposed correction: documentation supplied; method and sample linkage incomplete. Add a dated update if verifiable primary material later resolves th...