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Identify population, design, comparator, outcome definitions and follow-up. Assess whether the conclusion extends beyond the measurements and note wha...

Clarification for “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation”: the point beginning “State the study design and what was actually me...

Correction note for “Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing?”: retain the wording beginning “Create separate columns for...

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

Create separate columns for the quantity measured, method, units and denominator. Do not subtract the two percentages as though they represented a dis...

Case 7 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error Record the original units and axis transformation, show any conversion explicitly and reta...

Case 3 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources Method note for “Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sour...

Case 22 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample Clarification for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: the point beginning “Disc...