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Case 35 — A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “A durable glossary entry for an amb...

Identify the original error and the corrected text, date the correction and link the source. Keep the correction visible to readers who may have saved...

Case 11 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation Correction note for “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observati...

Method note for “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation”: use “Expand it on first use and name the…” as a row heading in a proposed wo...

Clarification for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: the point beginning “Report sample size, potential confounders…” belongs to the ques...

Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals changed and retain both original reports. Do not infer a physiological trend before assess...

Case 32 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods · source wording exercise Clarification for “Reading an abstract without skipping the metho...

Method note for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: use “Explain the study’s scope and limitations without…” as a row heading in a proposed...

Case 28 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sam...

Keep the source citation, retrieval date and a record of conversions or exclusions. Make synthetic examples explicit and never combine them silently w...

Case 47 — An evidence table with room for negative findings · source wording exercise Method note for “An evidence table with room for negative findin...