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Case 16 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample Correction note for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: retain the wording begi...

Case 95 — A correction log for an archive article · documentation exercise A transcription error changes the units in a figure caption. How should the...

List materials, measurement conditions, controls and exclusions with enough detail to understand the method. Keep this as research documentation and d...

Ask whether the sample identifier, issuing laboratory, report date and relevant analytical method can be verified. A copied certificate may be genuine...

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

Case 2 — A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation Correction note for “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation”: retain t...

Case 12 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together Limit of the answer in “Data provenance: keep source, transformation and ou...

Case 38 — Certificate of analysis: which claim does each measurement support? · source wording exercise Reader check for “Certificate of analysis: whi...

Case 29 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible · source wording exercise Correction note for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the...