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Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals changed and retain both original reports. Do not infer a physiological trend before assess...
Method note for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: use “Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcome scale…” as a row...
Clarification for “Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive”: the point beginning “Link the publisher notice beside the citation, record i...
Case 22 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation Method note for “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation”:...
Reader check for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: distinguish the discussion point “Association does not identify direction or causatio...
Ask whether the changed figure affects the archive’s interpretation. Updating a citation alone may leave an unsupported conclusion in the opening summ...
Case 12 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly A result is described only as statistically significant. What information is missing? ...
Case 14 — An evidence table with room for negative findings How can a reading table avoid highlighting only positive outcomes? Exercise RESEARCH-20692...
Case 39 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample · source wording exercise Correction note for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample...
Case 2 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error Record the original units and axis transformation, show any conversion explicitly and reta...
Case 30 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? · source wording exercise Clarification for “Two laboratories, two per...
Case 40 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible · source wording exercise Correction note for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the...
Case 14 — A correction log for an archive article Method note for “A correction log for an archive article”: use “Identify the original error and the ...
Was the analysis prespecified or exploratory, and how was uncertainty reported? Record what the paper states and mark unreported fields instead of ass...