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Clarification for “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”: the point beginning “Describe the measurement, population or model,…”...

Clarification for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: the point beginning “Discuss who chose to post, missing outcomes, unverifiable rec...

Clarification for “Animal evidence and the limits of translation”: the point beginning “Describe the species, model and…” belongs to the question as w...

Method note for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: use “Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals changed…” as a row headi...

Keep the source citation, retrieval date and a record of conversions or exclusions. Make synthetic examples explicit and never combine them silently w...

Limit of the answer in “Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing?”: “Create separate columns for the quantity measured,…” ...

Case 5 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? Put the species or model, design, comparator and measured endpoint before the ...

Limit of the answer in “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: “Report sample size, potential confounders…” is an excerpt from the discussion,...

Check the primary paper, supplementary material and any publisher correction. A review article can help locate sources, but it is not a substitute for...