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Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcome scale where the paper provides them. Statistical significance alone does not establish practic...
Method note for “Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources”: use “Locate the primary study and confirm that it…” as a row headin...
Case 34 — Comparing laboratory methods across years · source wording exercise Reader check for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: distinguis...
Case 11 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? Was the analysis prespecified or exploratory, and how was uncertainty reporte...
Case 49 — Correlation in a small observational dataset · comparison exercise Correction note for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: retai...
Case 29 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together · source wording exercise Clarification for “Data provenance: keep source, ...
Case 47 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive · source wording exercise A cited article now has an editorial notice. How should the a...
Method note for “A correction log that survives the next archive update”: use “They have different sources and may…” as a row heading in a proposed wo...
Explain the study’s scope and limitations without recommending a treatment change. Individual decisions belong with a qualified clinician who can asse...
Each entry should retain the date, old text, corrected text, reason and source reference. For a publisher notice, link the notice as well as the origi...
Case 26 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible · source wording exercise Summary draft for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the l...
Case 32 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion · source wording exercise A reader asks whether an experimental finding should change their trea...
Discuss who chose to post, missing outcomes, unverifiable records and changes in reporting over time. Such material can suggest questions but cannot e...