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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 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample A collection of forum reports is being treated as a representative sample. What limitations be...

Clarification for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: the point beginning “Discuss who chose to post, missing outcomes, unverifiable rec...

Correction note for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: retain the wording beginning “Report effect size, confidence interval and...

Check the primary paper, supplementary material and any publisher correction. A review article can help locate sources, but it is not a substitute for...

A chromatographic peak-area figure and net material content answer different questions. Record the report’s own definition and units before comparing ...

Correction note for “Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources”: retain the wording beginning “Locate the primary study and conf...

Ask whether the changed figure affects the archive’s interpretation. Updating a citation alone may leave an unsupported conclusion in the opening summ...

Case 14 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error Summary draft for “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error”: the answer addres...