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Clarification for “Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together”: the point beginning “Keep the source citation, retrieval date an...
Case 53 — Certificate of analysis: which claim does each measurement support? · comparison exercise Method note for “Certificate of analysis: which cl...
Clarification for “An evidence table with room for negative findings”: the point beginning “Include all prespecified outcomes where reported, null…” b...
Separate the authors’ proposed mechanism from the measurements that support it. A plausible explanation is not automatically a demonstrated pathway.
Case 6 — Comparing laboratory methods across years Method note for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: use “Ask whether assay, instrument, un...
Case 16 — Comparing laboratory methods across years Correction note for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: retain the wording beginning “Ask...
Case 20 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods Limit of the answer in “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: “Identify popula...
Case 23 — Animal evidence and the limits of translation Clarification for “Animal evidence and the limits of translation”: the point beginning “Descri...
Correction note for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: retain the wording beginning “Report effect size, confidence interval and...
Identify the original error and the corrected text, date the correction and link the source. Keep the correction visible to readers who may have saved...
Clarification for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: the point beginning “Report sample size, potential confounders…” belongs to the ques...
Case 54 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive · comparison exercise Clarification for “Retractions and expressions of concern in an a...
Ask whether the sample identifier, issuing laboratory, report date and relevant analytical method can be verified. A copied certificate may be genuine...