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Case 13 — An evidence table with room for negative findings Method note for “An evidence table with room for negative findings”: use “Include all pres...
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...
Case 99 — Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion · uncertainty exercise A protocol summary omits conditions and controls. What makes ...
Case 22 — Comparing laboratory methods across years Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals changed and retain both original repor...
Case 27 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly · source wording exercise Method note for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty ...
Case 14 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources A review cites another review for a claim about an experiment. How can the e...
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...
Use separate entries for the internal transcription correction and the publisher notice. They have different sources and may affect different claims.
Case 17 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? Check the primary paper, supplementary material and any publisher correction....
Correction note for “An evidence table with room for negative findings”: retain the wording beginning “Include all prespecified outcomes where reporte...
Case 6 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive Link the publisher notice beside the citation, record its date and reassess claims that ...