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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...

Case 17 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible Method note for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: use “State wh...

Case 10 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together Keep the source citation, retrieval date and a record of conversions or exc...

Correction note for “Animal evidence and the limits of translation”: retain the wording beginning “Differences in biology and study conditions limit t...

Limit of the answer in “An evidence table with room for negative findings”: “Include all prespecified outcomes where reported, null…” is an excerpt fr...

Case 42 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods · source wording exercise Clarification for “Reading an abstract without skipping the metho...

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

Case 46 — A correction log that survives the next archive update · source wording exercise Correction note for “A correction log that survives the nex...

Clarification for “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error”: the point beginning “Record the original units and axis transformation, show a...

Case 9 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources Limit of the answer in “Reference management: distinguish primary and seconda...