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Method note for “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation”: use “Add a cross-reference for alternate meanings rather than assuming that ...

Case 14 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error Method note for “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error”: use “Record the ori...

Ask whether the changed figure affects the archive’s interpretation. Updating a citation alone may leave an unsupported conclusion in the opening summ...

Summary draft for “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation”: the answer addresses “State the study design and what was actually m...

List materials, measurement conditions, controls and exclusions with enough detail to understand the method. Keep this as research documentation and d...

Clarification for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: the point beginning “Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcom...

Case 28 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods · source wording exercise Method note for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods...

Record the original units and axis transformation, show any conversion explicitly and retain the original values. Do not compare apparent visual dista...

Case 39 — A correction log for an archive article · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “A correction log for an archive article”: “Keep th...

Case 18 — Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result? A value has been quoted without units, assay method or reference interval. ...

Case 3 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources Clarification for “Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary so...