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Correction note for “Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together”: retain the wording beginning “Make synthetic examples explicit...
Method note for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: use “State whether it was prespecified and how…” as a row heading in a propos...
Reader check for “Certificate of analysis: which claim does each measurement support?”: distinguish the discussion point “A percentage without its met...
Case 55 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error · comparison exercise Clarification for “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison err...
Ask whether the sample identifier, issuing laboratory, report date and relevant analytical method can be verified. A copied certificate may be genuine...
Case 21 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation Method note for “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation”:...
Clarification for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: the point beginning “Report sample size, potential confounders…” belongs to the ques...
Correction note for “Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources”: retain the wording beginning “Locate the primary study and conf...
Case 3 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources Limit of the answer in “Reference management: distinguish primary and seconda...
Case 37 — Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result? · source wording exercise A value has been quoted without units, assay meth...
Link the publisher notice beside the citation, record its date and reassess claims that relied on the paper. Do not leave the historical citation look...
Limit of the answer in “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: “Discuss who chose to post, missing outcomes, unverifiable records…” is an ex...
Discuss who chose to post, missing outcomes, unverifiable records and changes in reporting over time. Such material can suggest questions but cannot e...
Case 17 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly Method note for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: use “Report e...
Case 2 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion Summary draft for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: the answer addresses “Explain th...