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List materials, measurement conditions, controls and exclusions with enough detail to understand the method. Keep this as research documentation and d...

Clarification for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: the point beginning “Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals change...

Case 7 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods A strong abstract conclusion is being discussed without the study methods. What should the r...

Method note for “Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources”: use “Record when only a secondary account was accessible and…” as a...

Case 14 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly Limit of the answer in “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: “Repor...

Method note for “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation”: use “Expand it on first use and name the…” as a row heading in a proposed wo...

Separate the authors’ proposed mechanism from the measurements that support it. A plausible explanation is not automatically a demonstrated pathway.

Case 6 — Animal evidence and the limits of translation An animal experiment is cited as though it establishes a human outcome. What qualification is r...