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Case 17 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? Create separate columns for the quantity measured, method, units and d...

Case 37 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error · source wording exercise Reader check for “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison ...

Ask whether the sample identifier, issuing laboratory, report date and relevant analytical method can be verified. A copied certificate may be genuine...

Method note for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: use “State whether it was prespecified and how…” as a row heading in a propos...

Separate document provenance, identity, purity and the conditions measured. A percentage without its method and sample linkage cannot establish all of...

Method note for “Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion”: use “List materials, measurement conditions, controls and exclusions with e...

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

Case 2 — Comparing laboratory methods across years Method note for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: use “Ask whether assay, instrument, un...

Identify the original error and the corrected text, date the correction and link the source. Keep the correction visible to readers who may have saved...