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Case 23 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources Clarification for “Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary s...

Correction note for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: retain the wording beginning “Discuss who chose to post, missing outcomes, unver...

Reader check for “An evidence table with room for negative findings”: distinguish the discussion point “Include all prespecified outcomes where report...

Report sample size, potential confounders and measurement uncertainty. Association does not identify direction or causation, and exploratory results n...

Case 31 — Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result? · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Assay-specific reference ...

Case 6 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive Method note for “Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive”: use “Link the pu...

Correction note for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: retain the wording beginning “Report sample size, potential confounders…” in the r...

Explain the study’s scope and limitations without recommending a treatment change. Individual decisions belong with a qualified clinician who can asse...

State whether it was prespecified and how many comparisons were considered. Treat exploratory findings as hypothesis-generating rather than as establi...

Case 12 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error Limit of the answer in “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error”: “Record the ...

Case 25 — Correlation in a small observational dataset · source wording exercise Two variables move together in a small sample. What would a careful d...

Case 1 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together Keep the source citation, retrieval date and a record of conversions or excl...