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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...

Locate the primary study and confirm that it measured the claimed outcome. Record when only a secondary account was accessible and avoid presenting it...

Clarification for “A correction log for an archive article”: the point beginning “Identify the original error and the corrected text, date…” belongs t...

Include all prespecified outcomes where reported, null findings, exclusions and limitations. Separate the authors’ interpretation from the table’s dir...

Clarification for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: the point beginning “State whether it was prespecified and how…” belongs to...

An apparent difference can motivate a method question without proving that either laboratory is wrong. The appropriate next step is clarification from...

Case 4 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? Use a comparison-status column: directly comparable, comparable with st...

Method note for “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error”: use “Record the original units and axis transformation, show any conversion…” as...

Put the species or model, design, comparator and measured endpoint before the interpretation. The reader should be able to see what was observed witho...