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Case 5 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured Correction note for “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”...

Limit of the answer in “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: “Identify population, design, comparator, outcome…” is an excerpt from the ...

Summary draft for “Certificate of analysis: which claim does each measurement support?”: the answer addresses “Separate document provenance, identity,...

Case 12 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible Limit of the answer in “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: “State...

Case 44 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources · source wording exercise Clarification for “Reference management: distingui...

Case 2 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? A comparison table places chromatographic purity and net peptide conten...

Case 4 — Correlation in a small observational dataset Two variables move together in a small sample. What would a careful discussion acknowledge? Exer...

Case 29 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation · source wording exercise Correction note for “A literature note that separates...

Case 20 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample Discuss who chose to post, missing outcomes, unverifiable records and changes in reporting ov...

Case 30 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication · source wording exercise Correction note for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: retain ...

Case 4 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? Separate the authors’ proposed mechanism from the measurements that support it...