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Clarification for “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”: the point beginning “Describe the measurement, population or model,…”...
Case 27 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive · source wording exercise Reader check for “Retractions and expressions of concern in a...
Link both versions, record dates and check whether methods or conclusions changed. Publication status is useful context but is not itself a guarantee ...
Case 48 — Certificate of analysis: which claim does each measurement support? · source wording exercise A reagent dossier contains a summary purity pe...
Clarification for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: the point beginning “Discuss who chose to post, missing outcomes, unverifiable rec...
Was the analysis prespecified or exploratory, and how was uncertainty reported? Record what the paper states and mark unreported fields instead of ass...
Case 36 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together · source wording exercise Correction note for “Data provenance: keep source...
Clarification for “An evidence table with room for negative findings”: the point beginning “Include all prespecified outcomes where reported, null…” b...
Case 29 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? · source wording exercise The draft summary of a fictional reading exercise m...
Case 28 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error · source wording exercise Summary draft for “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison...
Case 34 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources · source wording exercise A review cites another review for a claim about an...
Case 38 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication · source wording exercise Reader check for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: distinguis...
Describe the species, model and outcome actually studied. Differences in biology and study conditions limit translation; the finding is not a clinical...
Case 33 — A correction log for an archive article · source wording exercise A transcription error changes the units in a figure caption. How should th...