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Case 32 — Correlation in a small observational dataset · source wording exercise Clarification for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: the...

Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcome scale where the paper provides them. Statistical significance alone does not establish practic...

Case 1 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly Clarification for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: the point be...

Limit of the answer in “Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract?”: “Put the species or model, design, comparator and…” is an exc...

Link both versions, record dates and check whether methods or conclusions changed. Publication status is useful context but is not itself a guarantee ...

Clarification for “A correction log for an archive article”: the point beginning “Identify the original error and the corrected text, date…” belongs t...

Report sample size, potential confounders and measurement uncertainty. Association does not identify direction or causation, and exploratory results n...

State the study design and what was actually measured before discussing the proposed mechanism. Keep speculation explicitly labelled and avoid transla...

Case 20 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? Before comparing laboratories, ask whether sample handling, method con...

Case 11 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured Clarification for “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”:...