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A chromatographic peak-area figure and net material content answer different questions. Record the report’s own definition and units before comparing ...

Case 24 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources Limit of the answer in “Reference management: distinguish primary and second...

Case 2 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods Method note for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: use “Identify population...

Case 15 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive Limit of the answer in “Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive”: “Link th...

Case 50 — Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result? · comparison exercise Reader check for “Assay-specific reference ranges: wh...

Case 34 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? · source wording exercise The draft summary of a fictional reading exercise m...

Case 14 — Animal evidence and the limits of translation Method note for “Animal evidence and the limits of translation”: use “Describe the species, mo...

Case 14 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcome scale where the paper provides...