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Case 23 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly Clarification for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: the point b...

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

Reader check for “Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive”: distinguish the discussion point “Link the publisher notice beside the citati...

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

Method note for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: use “Assess whether the conclusion extends beyond the measurements and note what…”...

Case 20 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured A chart caption names a mechanism but omits the observed endpoint. How can the c...

Case 16 — A correction log that survives the next archive update Each entry should retain the date, old text, corrected text, reason and source refere...

The index should list supplied evidence and missing evidence separately. Use method-specific wording rather than a blanket verified or safe label.

Case 35 — Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result? · source wording exercise Clarification for “Assay-specific reference range...