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Case 23 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error Correction note for “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error”: retain the word...

Each entry should retain the date, old text, corrected text, reason and source reference. For a publisher notice, link the notice as well as the origi...

Case 3 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods A strong abstract conclusion is being discussed without the study methods. What should the r...

State the study design and what was actually measured before discussing the proposed mechanism. Keep speculation explicitly labelled and avoid transla...

Case 26 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample · source wording exercise A collection of forum reports is being treated as a representative ...

Case 28 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly · source wording exercise Reader check for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty...

Case 15 — Comparing laboratory methods across years Limit of the answer in “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: “Ask whether assay, instrument...

Case 30 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Data provenance: keep sou...

Limit of the answer in “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: “Link both versions, record dates and check whether…” is an excerpt from the discu...

Case 9 — Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result? Method note for “Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a re...

Method note for “Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result?”: use “Retain units, method, laboratory interval and collection cont...