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

Describe the measurement, population or model, units and uncertainty shown. Interpretive discussion belongs alongside the evidence, not in place of it...

Case 42 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? · source wording exercise Reader check for “Reading a preclinical paper: what...

Case 40 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error · source wording exercise Reader check for “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison ...

Before comparing laboratories, ask whether sample handling, method conditions and reporting definitions are available. Missing details should be visib...

Separate document provenance, identity, purity and the conditions measured. A percentage without its method and sample linkage cannot establish all of...

Case 10 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible A subgroup finding was not the primary planned analysis. How should it be summarised? ...

Case 26 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources · source wording exercise Correction note for “Reference management: disting...

Case 5 — Correlation in a small observational dataset Two variables move together in a small sample. What would a careful discussion acknowledge? Exer...

Clarification for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: the point beginning “Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals change...

Case 2 — A correction log that survives the next archive update A archive table has a transcription error in a unit label. A later publisher notice al...