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Reader check for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: distinguish the discussion point “Statistical significance alone does not es...
Case 23 — Correlation in a small observational dataset Summary draft for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: the answer addresses “Report ...
Clarification for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: the point beginning “Link both versions, record dates and check whether…” belongs to th...
Record the original units and axis transformation, show any conversion explicitly and retain the original values. Do not compare apparent visual dista...
Case 13 — A correction log for an archive article Method note for “A correction log for an archive article”: use “Identify the original error and the ...
Case 15 — Comparing laboratory methods across years Method note for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: use “Ask whether assay, instrument, u...
Case 41 — Comparing laboratory methods across years · source wording exercise Two results were collected years apart with unknown method changes. What...
Case 3 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods Limit of the answer in “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: “Identify populat...
Case 31 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? · source wording exercise Correction note for “Reading a preclinical paper: w...
Locate the primary study and confirm that it measured the claimed outcome. Record when only a secondary account was accessible and avoid presenting it...
Case 42 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together · source wording exercise A table has been copied into a new format without...
Case 15 — Animal evidence and the limits of translation Summary draft for “Animal evidence and the limits of translation”: the answer addresses “Descr...
Report sample size, potential confounders and measurement uncertainty. Association does not identify direction or causation, and exploratory results n...
Record the original units and axis transformation, show any conversion explicitly and retain the original values. Do not compare apparent visual dista...