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

Create separate columns for the quantity measured, method, units and denominator. Do not subtract the two percentages as though they represented a dis...

Case 13 — A correction log that survives the next archive update A archive table has a transcription error in a unit label. A later publisher notice a...

Case 16 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample Limit of the answer in “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: “Discuss who chose t...

Case 14 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation Method note for “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation”:...

Case 4 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? Check the primary paper, supplementary material and any publisher correction. ...

Case 54 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication · comparison exercise Correction note for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: retain the ...

Case 9 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion Clarification for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: the point beginning “Explain the...

Case 17 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured Method note for “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”: u...

Case 9 — Comparing laboratory methods across years Limit of the answer in “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: “Ask whether assay, instrument,...

Method note for “Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together”: use “Keep the source citation, retrieval date and a…” as a row hea...

Method note for “A correction log for an archive article”: use “Identify the original error and the corrected text, date…” as a row heading in a propo...