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Clarification for “Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources”: the point beginning “Locate the primary study and confirm that it...
Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals changed and retain both original reports. Do not infer a physiological trend before assess...
Method note for “Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together”: use “Keep the source citation, retrieval date and a…” as a row hea...
Case 28 — A correction log for an archive article · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “A correction log for an archive article”: “Keep th...
Case 24 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample Limit of the answer in “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: “Discuss who chose t...
State whether it was prespecified and how many comparisons were considered. Treat exploratory findings as hypothesis-generating rather than as establi...
Limit of the answer in “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: “Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals changed…” is an excer...
Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcome scale where the paper provides them. Statistical significance alone does not establish practic...
Case 32 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation · source wording exercise Reader check for “A literature note that separates hy...
Case 7 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible Summary draft for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: the answer a...
Keep the source citation, retrieval date and a record of conversions or exclusions. Make synthetic examples explicit and never combine them silently w...
Clarification for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: the point beginning “Link both versions, record dates and check whether…” belongs to th...
Use a comparison-status column: directly comparable, comparable with stated qualifications, or not established. Explain the reason for each label.