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Case 15 — Correlation in a small observational dataset Two variables move together in a small sample. What would a careful discussion acknowledge? Exe...
Method note for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: use “Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals changed…” as a row headi...
Case 14 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources Method note for “Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sou...
Case 11 — Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion Method note for “Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion”: use “List...
Clarification for “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation”: the point beginning “Expand it on first use and name the…” belongs to the ...
Case 22 — A correction log that survives the next archive update Each entry should retain the date, old text, corrected text, reason and source refere...
Case 4 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources A review cites another review for a claim about an experiment. How can the ev...
Case 3 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error Method note for “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error”: use “Record the orig...
Case 2 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? An apparent difference can motivate a method question without proving t...
Case 5 — A correction log for an archive article Clarification for “A correction log for an archive article”: the point beginning “Identify the origin...
Use separate entries for the internal transcription correction and the publisher notice. They have different sources and may affect different claims.
Case 40 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources · source wording exercise Method note for “Reference management: distinguish...
Case 20 — A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation Expand it on first use and name the discipline and source context. Add a cross-refere...
Method note for “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”: use “Describe the measurement, population or model,…” as a row heading ...