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Case 35 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? · source wording exercise Correction note for “Two laboratories, two p...

Case 23 — A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation Correction note for “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation”: retain ...

Case 30 — A correction log for an archive article · source wording exercise A transcription error changes the units in a figure caption. How should th...

Identify the original error and the corrected text, date the correction and link the source. Keep the correction visible to readers who may have saved...

Use separate entries for the internal transcription correction and the publisher notice. They have different sources and may affect different claims.

Case 13 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured Clarification for “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”:...

Limit of the answer in “Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result?”: “Retain units, method, laboratory interval and collection c...

Case 45 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive · source wording exercise Summary draft for “Retractions and expressions of concern in ...

Case 28 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication · source wording exercise A cited preprint has a later published version. How should an archive en...

Case 7 — A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation Limit of the answer in “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation”: “Expa...

Case 25 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Research figure captions: tell...

Clarification for “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation”: the point beginning “Expand it on first use and name the…” belongs to the ...

Case 28 — A correction log for an archive article · source wording exercise Summary draft for “A correction log for an archive article”: the answer ad...

Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcome scale where the paper provides them. Statistical significance alone does not establish practic...