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Case 40 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together · source wording exercise Clarification for “Data provenance: keep source, ...

Case 50 — A correction log that survives the next archive update · comparison exercise Method note for “A correction log that survives the next archiv...

Case 3 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods Identify population, design, comparator, outcome definitions and follow-up. Assess whether t...

Case 4 — A correction log for an archive article Method note for “A correction log for an archive article”: use “Identify the original error and the c...

Method note for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: use “Identify population, design, comparator, outcome…” as a row heading in a prop...

Case 116 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication · uncertainty exercise Limit of the answer in “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: “Link ...

Case 1 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? Check the primary paper, supplementary material and any publisher correction. ...

Correction note for “A correction log for an archive article”: retain the wording beginning “Identify the original error and the corrected text, date…...

Limit of the answer in “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: “Report sample size, potential confounders…” is an excerpt from the discussion,...

Case 24 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together Keep the source citation, retrieval date and a record of conversions or exc...

Case 34 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible · source wording exercise A subgroup finding was not the primary planned analysis. How...

Limit of the answer in “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: “Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals changed…” is an excer...