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Case 33 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication · source wording exercise Method note for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: use “Public...
Case 41 — An evidence table with room for negative findings · source wording exercise Reader check for “An evidence table with room for negative findi...
Case 15 — Correlation in a small observational dataset Two variables move together in a small sample. What would a careful discussion acknowledge? Exe...
Create separate columns for the quantity measured, method, units and denominator. Do not subtract the two percentages as though they represented a dis...
Clarification for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: the point beginning “Explain the study’s scope and limitations without…” belongs to t...
Put the species or model, design, comparator and measured endpoint before the interpretation. The reader should be able to see what was observed witho...
Case 29 — A correction log for an archive article · source wording exercise Correction note for “A correction log for an archive article”: retain the ...
Limit of the answer in “An evidence table with room for negative findings”: “Include all prespecified outcomes where reported, null…” is an excerpt fr...
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 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive Link the publisher notice beside the citation, record its date and reassess claims that...
Case 21 — A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation Expand it on first use and name the discipline and source context. Add a cross-refere...
Case 46 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion · source wording exercise Summary draft for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: the a...
Case 9 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources Clarification for “Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary so...
Case 37 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods · source wording exercise Method note for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods...
Use a comparison-status column: directly comparable, comparable with stated qualifications, or not established. Explain the reason for each label.