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Case 29 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources · source wording exercise Summary draft for “Reference management: distingui...
Case 3 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive Correction note for “Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive”: retain the w...
Clarification for “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation”: the point beginning “State the study design and what was actually me...
Case 17 — Comparing laboratory methods across years Two results were collected years apart with unknown method changes. What should be clarified? Exer...
Case 26 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample · source wording exercise A collection of forum reports is being treated as a representative ...
Use separate entries for the internal transcription correction and the publisher notice. They have different sources and may affect different claims.
Case 4 — Animal evidence and the limits of translation An animal experiment is cited as though it establishes a human outcome. What qualification is r...
Case 35 — An evidence table with room for negative findings · source wording exercise Reader check for “An evidence table with room for negative findi...
Clarification for “A correction log for an archive article”: the point beginning “Identify the original error and the corrected text, date…” belongs t...
Correction note for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: retain the wording beginning “Explain the study’s scope and limitations without…” i...
Case 1 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation Method note for “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation”: ...
Locate the primary study and confirm that it measured the claimed outcome. Record when only a secondary account was accessible and avoid presenting it...
Case 6 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? Before comparing laboratories, ask whether sample handling, method cond...
Case 17 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly Method note for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: use “Report e...