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Correction note for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: retain the wording beginning “Statistical significance alone does not est...
Limit of the answer in “Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources”: “Locate the primary study and confirm that it…” is an excerp...
Case 19 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation Correction note for “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observati...
Case 21 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? Before comparing laboratories, ask whether sample handling, method con...
Case 21 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured Clarification for “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”:...
Limit of the answer in “Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive”: “Do not leave the historical citation looking…” is an excerpt from the ...
Case 24 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error Record the original units and axis transformation, show any conversion explicitly and ret...
Clarification for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: the point beginning “Identify population, design, comparator, outcome…” belongs ...
Method note for “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation”: use “State the study design and what was actually measured…” as a row ...
Case 39 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive · source wording exercise A cited article now has an editorial notice. How should the a...
Clarification for “Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result?”: the point beginning “Retain units, method, laboratory interval a...
Method note for “Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources”: use “Locate the primary study and confirm that it…” as a row headin...
Case 38 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? · source wording exercise Method note for “Two laboratories, two perce...
Limit of the answer in “Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion”: “List materials, measurement conditions, controls and exclusions wit...
Case 22 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication Link both versions, record dates and check whether methods or conclusions changed. Publication sta...