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Case 23 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error Two figures use different units and one axis is logarithmic. How should a comparison be d...

Case 15 — Correlation in a small observational dataset Report sample size, potential confounders and measurement uncertainty. Association does not ide...

Case 135 — Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result? · correction exercise A value has been quoted without units, assay method ...

Case 20 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together Clarification for “Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output ...

Method note for “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation”: use “Expand it on first use and name the…” as a row heading in a proposed wo...

Case 18 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? Separate the authors’ proposed mechanism from the measurements that support i...

Expand it on first use and name the discipline and source context. Add a cross-reference for alternate meanings rather than assuming that every histor...

Clarification for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: the point beginning “State whether it was prespecified and how…” belongs to...

Correction note for “Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together”: retain the wording beginning “Keep the source citation, retrie...

Reader check for “Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive”: distinguish the discussion point “Do not leave the historical citation lookin...