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Case 22 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error Limit of the answer in “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error”: “Record the ...

Case 38 — An evidence table with room for negative findings · source wording exercise Reader check for “An evidence table with room for negative findi...

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

Case 31 — Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result? · source wording exercise Method note for “Assay-specific reference ranges:...

Method note for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: use “Discuss who chose to post, missing outcomes, unverifiable records…” as a row he...

Case 4 — Comparing laboratory methods across years Correction note for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: retain the wording beginning “Ask ...

Method note for “Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive”: use “Link the publisher notice beside the citation, record its date and…” as a...

Case 14 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible Method note for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: use “State wh...

Clarification for “Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive”: the point beginning “Link the publisher notice beside the citation, record i...

Case 41 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together · source wording exercise Reader check for “Data provenance: keep source, t...

Case 48 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Reference management: dist...

Clarification for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: the point beginning “Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcom...