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Case 3 — A correction log for an archive article A transcription error changes the units in a figure caption. How should the archive record be repaire...

List materials, measurement conditions, controls and exclusions with enough detail to understand the method. Keep this as research documentation and d...

Reader check for “A correction log that survives the next archive update”: distinguish the discussion point “Use separate entries for the internal tra...

Case 46 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods · source wording exercise A strong abstract conclusion is being discussed without the study...

Discuss who chose to post, missing outcomes, unverifiable records and changes in reporting over time. Such material can suggest questions but cannot e...

Method note for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: use “Association does not identify direction or causation, and…” as a row heading in a...

Clarification for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: the point beginning “Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcom...

Use separate entries for the internal transcription correction and the publisher notice. They have different sources and may affect different claims.

Summary draft for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: the answer addresses “Such material can suggest questions but…”; the related point...

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

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

Case 3 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured Clarification for “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”: ...