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Case 27 — Certificate of analysis: which claim does each measurement support? · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Certificate of analysi...
Case 53 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive · comparison exercise Correction note for “Retractions and expressions of concern in an...
Identify the original error and the corrected text, date the correction and link the source. Keep the correction visible to readers who may have saved...
Clarification for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: the point beginning “Report sample size, potential confounders…” belongs to the ques...
Link both versions, record dates and check whether methods or conclusions changed. Publication status is useful context but is not itself a guarantee ...
Case 10 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample Discuss who chose to post, missing outcomes, unverifiable records and changes in reporting ov...
Reader check for “Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive”: distinguish the discussion point “Link the publisher notice beside the citati...
Reader check for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: distinguish the discussion point “Assess whether the conclusion extends beyond th...
Case 37 — Comparing laboratory methods across years · source wording exercise Correction note for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: retain ...
Case 44 — Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion · source wording exercise Clarification for “Reproducibility checklist for a bench-m...
Method note for “Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract?”: use “Put the species or model, design, comparator and…” as a row hea...
Identify the original error and the corrected text, date the correction and link the source. Keep the correction visible to readers who may have saved...
Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcome scale where the paper provides them. Statistical significance alone does not establish practic...