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Method note for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: use “Explain the study’s scope and limitations without…” as a row heading in a proposed...

Case 142 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly · correction exercise A result is described only as statistically significant. What i...

Case 48 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep ...

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

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

Case 1 — A correction log for an archive article A transcription error changes the units in a figure caption. How should the archive record be repaire...

Case 11 — A correction log for an archive article Clarification for “A correction log for an archive article”: the point beginning “Identify the origi...

Discuss who chose to post, missing outcomes, unverifiable records and changes in reporting over time. Such material can suggest questions but cannot e...

Case 15 — A correction log that survives the next archive update Use separate entries for the internal transcription correction and the publisher noti...

Case 17 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error Summary draft for “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error”: the answer addres...

Use separate entries for the internal transcription correction and the publisher notice. They have different sources and may affect different claims.

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