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Case 29 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured · source wording exercise Correction note for “Research figure captions: tell th...

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

Case 10 — Correlation in a small observational dataset Clarification for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: the point beginning “Report s...

Case 14 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcome scale where the paper provides...

Case 55 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources · comparison exercise A review cites another review for a claim about an exp...

Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals changed and retain both original reports. Do not infer a physiological trend before assess...

Reader check for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: distinguish the discussion point “Link both versions, record dates and check whether…” f...

Method note for “Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion”: use “List materials, measurement conditions, controls and exclusions with e...

Case 13 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources A review cites another review for a claim about an experiment. How can the e...

Case 16 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation State the study design and what was actually measured before discussing the pro...

Case 47 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together · source wording exercise Method note for “Data provenance: keep source, tr...