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Case 28 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion · source wording exercise A reader asks whether an experimental finding should change their trea...

Case 11 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources A review cites another review for a claim about an experiment. How can the e...

Record the original units and axis transformation, show any conversion explicitly and retain the original values. Do not compare apparent visual dista...

Limit of the answer in “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: “Identify population, design, comparator, outcome…” is an excerpt from the ...

Method note for “Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing?”: use “Do not subtract the two percentages as though they repre...

Limit of the answer in “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: “Discuss who chose to post, missing outcomes, unverifiable records…” is an ex...

Case 6 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error Two figures use different units and one axis is logarithmic. How should a comparison be do...

Clarification for “Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources”: the point beginning “Locate the primary study and confirm that it...

Case 13 — Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion Limit of the answer in “Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion”: “L...

Before comparing laboratories, ask whether sample handling, method conditions and reporting definitions are available. Missing details should be visib...

Case 5 — A correction log for an archive article A transcription error changes the units in a figure caption. How should the archive record be repaire...