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Record the original units and axis transformation, show any conversion explicitly and retain the original values. Do not compare apparent visual dista...

Clarification for “Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result?”: the point beginning “Retain units, method, laboratory interval a...

Reader check for “Animal evidence and the limits of translation”: distinguish the discussion point “Describe the species, model and…” from its propose...

Case 22 — Certificate of analysis: which claim does each measurement support? A chromatographic peak-area figure and net material content answer diffe...

Case 15 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? Put the species or model, design, comparator and measured endpoint before the...

Clarification for “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”: the point beginning “Interpretive discussion belongs alongside the ev...

Reader check for “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”: distinguish the discussion point “Describe the measurement, population...

Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals changed and retain both original reports. Do not infer a physiological trend before assess...

Case 2 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together A table has been copied into a new format without its source or transformati...

Case 51 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods · comparison exercise Correction note for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods...

Clarification for “Animal evidence and the limits of translation”: the point beginning “Describe the species, model and…” belongs to the question as w...

Case 14 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible Limit of the answer in “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: “State...