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Case 13 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together Keep the source citation, retrieval date and a record of conversions or exc...

Keep the original reported values beside any reformatted presentation. A conversion or interpretation needs a documented basis; it should not silently...

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

Case 33 — A correction log that survives the next archive update · source wording exercise Reader check for “A correction log that survives the next a...

Reader check for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: distinguish the discussion point “Report effect size, confidence interval an...

Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals changed and retain both original reports. Do not infer a physiological trend before assess...

Limit of the answer in “A correction log that survives the next archive update”: “Use separate entries for the internal transcription correction…” is ...

Clarification for “Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result?”: the point beginning “A forum comparison cannot diagnose a condit...

Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcome scale where the paper provides them. Statistical significance alone does not establish practic...

Case 56 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample · comparison exercise Limit of the answer in “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”...