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Was the analysis prespecified or exploratory, and how was uncertainty reported? Record what the paper states and mark unreported fields instead of ass...
The index should list supplied evidence and missing evidence separately. Use method-specific wording rather than a blanket verified or safe label.
Locate the primary study and confirm that it measured the claimed outcome. Record when only a secondary account was accessible and avoid presenting it...
Case 18 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured Clarification for “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”:...
Case 11 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion A reader asks whether an experimental finding should change their treatment. What is an appropri...
Method note for “Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources”: use “Locate the primary study and confirm that it…” as a row headin...
Limit of the answer in “An evidence table with room for negative findings”: “Separate the authors’ interpretation from the…” is an excerpt from the di...
Case 43 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication · source wording exercise A cited preprint has a later published version. How should an archive en...
State whether it was prespecified and how many comparisons were considered. Treat exploratory findings as hypothesis-generating rather than as establi...
Summary draft for “A correction log for an archive article”: the answer addresses “Identify the original error and the corrected text, date…”; the rel...
Case 47 — Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result? · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Assay-specific reference ...
Correction note for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: retain the wording beginning “Identify population, design, comparator, outcome...
Case 10 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample Method note for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: use “Discuss who chose to p...