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Separate the authors’ proposed mechanism from the measurements that support it. A plausible explanation is not automatically a demonstrated pathway.

Use a comparison-status column: directly comparable, comparable with stated qualifications, or not established. Explain the reason for each label.

Summary draft for “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation”: the answer addresses “Keep speculation explicitly labelled and avoid...

Reader check for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: distinguish the discussion point “Report effect size, confidence interval an...

Case 24 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion Explain the study’s scope and limitations without recommending a treatment change. Individual de...

Summary draft for “Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together”: the answer addresses “Keep the source citation, retrieval date a...

Case 11 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? Keep the original reported values beside any reformatted presentation....

Case 29 — Correlation in a small observational dataset · source wording exercise Two variables move together in a small sample. What would a careful d...

Case 22 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive Summary draft for “Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive”: the answer ad...

Case 15 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured Summary draft for “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”:...

Case 26 — A correction log that survives the next archive update · source wording exercise A archive table has a transcription error in a unit label. ...

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