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Case 28 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion · source wording exercise Clarification for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: the p...
Case 10 — A correction log that survives the next archive update A archive table has a transcription error in a unit label. A later publisher notice a...
Ask whether the sample identifier, issuing laboratory, report date and relevant analytical method can be verified. A copied certificate may be genuine...
Case 10 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? Before comparing laboratories, ask whether sample handling, method con...
Case 29 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly · source wording exercise Correction note for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertai...
Case 3 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication Link both versions, record dates and check whether methods or conclusions changed. Publication stat...
Was the analysis prespecified or exploratory, and how was uncertainty reported? Record what the paper states and mark unreported fields instead of ass...
Discuss who chose to post, missing outcomes, unverifiable records and changes in reporting over time. Such material can suggest questions but cannot e...
Limit of the answer in “Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together”: “Make synthetic examples explicit and never combine them…” ...
Case 41 — An evidence table with room for negative findings · source wording exercise Correction note for “An evidence table with room for negative fi...
Case 41 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources · source wording exercise Method note for “Reference management: distinguish...