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Case 6 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication A cited preprint has a later published version. How should an archive entry handle the relationship...
Create separate columns for the quantity measured, method, units and denominator. Do not subtract the two percentages as though they represented a dis...
Case 37 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication · source wording exercise A cited preprint has a later published version. How should an archive en...
Case 42 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample · source wording exercise Reader check for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: ...
Case 84 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible · documentation exercise Correction note for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the ...
Case 7 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? A human-benefit claim needs appropriate human evidence. This preclinical note ...
Method note for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: use “State whether it was prespecified and how…” as a row heading in a propos...
Case 15 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication Summary draft for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: the answer addresses “Link both ver...
Case 12 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured Correction note for “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured...
Correction note for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: retain the wording beginning “Explain the study’s scope and limitations without…” i...
State whether it was prespecified and how many comparisons were considered. Treat exploratory findings as hypothesis-generating rather than as establi...
Explain the study’s scope and limitations without recommending a treatment change. Individual decisions belong with a qualified clinician who can asse...
Case 3 — A correction log for an archive article Identify the original error and the corrected text, date the correction and link the source. Keep the...
Clarification for “Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion”: the point beginning “List materials, measurement conditions, controls and...
Expand it on first use and name the discipline and source context. Add a cross-reference for alternate meanings rather than assuming that every histor...