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Case 33 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources · source wording exercise Clarification for “Reference management: distingui...

Case 32 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion · source wording exercise A reader asks whether an experimental finding should change their trea...

Method note for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: use “State whether it was prespecified and how…” as a row heading in a propos...

Case 138 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error · correction exercise Summary draft for “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison er...

Case 44 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample · source wording exercise Correction note for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample...

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

Method note for “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error”: use “Record the original units and axis transformation, show any conversion…” as...

Separate document provenance, identity, purity and the conditions measured. A percentage without its method and sample linkage cannot establish all of...

Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals changed and retain both original reports. Do not infer a physiological trend before assess...

Case 6 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error Correction note for “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error”: retain the wordi...

Case 10 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion Limit of the answer in “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: “Explain the study’s scope...

Case 13 — A correction log that survives the next archive update Each entry should retain the date, old text, corrected text, reason and source refere...