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Case 3 — Comparing laboratory methods across years Correction note for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: retain the wording beginning “Ask ...
Was the analysis prespecified or exploratory, and how was uncertainty reported? Record what the paper states and mark unreported fields instead of ass...
Before comparing laboratories, ask whether sample handling, method conditions and reporting definitions are available. Missing details should be visib...
Limit of the answer in “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation”: “Keep speculation explicitly labelled and avoid translating…” i...
Describe the species, model and outcome actually studied. Differences in biology and study conditions limit translation; the finding is not a clinical...
Correction note for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: retain the wording beginning “Report effect size, confidence interval and...
Case 23 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together Summary draft for “Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output ...
Clarification for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: the point beginning “Report sample size, potential confounders…” belongs to the ques...
Limit of the answer in “Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together”: “Keep the source citation, retrieval date and a…” is an exc...
Clarification for “A correction log for an archive article”: the point beginning “Identify the original error and the corrected text, date…” belongs t...
Case 11 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? Create separate columns for the quantity measured, method, units and d...
Case 28 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation · source wording exercise Summary draft for “A literature note that separates h...
Case 22 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive Limit of the answer in “Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive”: “Link th...
Case 15 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured Limit of the answer in “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measu...
Case 25 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? · source wording exercise Summary draft for “Reading a preclinical paper: wha...