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Describe the species, model and outcome actually studied. Differences in biology and study conditions limit translation; the finding is not a clinical...

Discuss who chose to post, missing outcomes, unverifiable records and changes in reporting over time. Such material can suggest questions but cannot e...

Clarification for “Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources”: the point beginning “Record when only a secondary account was acc...

Reader check for “A correction log for an archive article”: distinguish the discussion point “Keep the correction visible to readers who may have…” fr...

Case 164 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication · indexing exercise Reader check for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: distinguish the...

Case 50 — A correction log that survives the next archive update · comparison exercise Clarification for “A correction log that survives the next arch...

Report sample size, potential confounders and measurement uncertainty. Association does not identify direction or causation, and exploratory results n...

Case 48 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods · source wording exercise Method note for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods...

Method note for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: use “Discuss who chose to post, missing outcomes, unverifiable records…” as a row he...

Clarification for “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”: the point beginning “Describe the measurement, population or model,…”...

Case 29 — A correction log that survives the next archive update · source wording exercise Method note for “A correction log that survives the next ar...

Case 23 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error Method note for “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error”: use “Record the ori...