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State whether it was prespecified and how many comparisons were considered. Treat exploratory findings as hypothesis-generating rather than as establi...

Case 11 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample Method note for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: use “Discuss who chose to p...

Case 41 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? · source wording exercise Method note for “Two laboratories, two perce...

Case 19 — Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result? Method note for “Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a r...

Case 4 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured Describe the measurement, population or model, units and uncertainty shown. Inter...

Case 24 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly A result is described only as statistically significant. What information is missing? ...

Limit of the answer in “Certificate of analysis: which claim does each measurement support?”: “A percentage without its method and sample linkage cann...

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

Retain units, method, laboratory interval and collection context in a private clinical record. A forum comparison cannot diagnose a condition; a quali...

Case 23 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible Clarification for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: the point b...

Case 5 — A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation Correction note for “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation”: retain t...