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Case 22 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion A reader asks whether an experimental finding should change their treatment. What is an appropri...

Case 6 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive Summary draft for “Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive”: the answer add...

Keep the original reported values beside any reformatted presentation. A conversion or interpretation needs a documented basis; it should not silently...

Case 40 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Reading a preclinical paper...

Ask whether the sample identifier, issuing laboratory, report date and relevant analytical method can be verified. A copied certificate may be genuine...

Case 33 — An evidence table with room for negative findings · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “An evidence table with room for negative...

Case 20 — Correlation in a small observational dataset Correction note for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: retain the wording beginnin...

Case 9 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured Clarification for “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”: ...

Case 18 — A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation Method note for “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation”: use “Expand...

Method note for “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”: use “Describe the measurement, population or model,…” as a row heading ...

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