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Case 7 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication A cited preprint has a later published version. How should an archive entry handle the relationship...
Case 8 — Correlation in a small observational dataset Clarification for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: the point beginning “Report sa...
Case 38 — Comparing laboratory methods across years · source wording exercise Correction note for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: retain ...
Link both versions, record dates and check whether methods or conclusions changed. Publication status is useful context but is not itself a guarantee ...
Case 14 — An evidence table with room for negative findings Include all prespecified outcomes where reported, null findings, exclusions and limitation...
Case 141 — Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result? · correction exercise Summary draft for “Assay-specific reference ranges: ...
Case 13 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive Method note for “Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive”: use “Link the p...
Use separate entries for the internal transcription correction and the publisher notice. They have different sources and may affect different claims.
Case 25 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error · source wording exercise Two figures use different units and one axis is logarithmic. Ho...
Reader check for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: distinguish the discussion point “Identify population, design, comparator, outcom...
Case 4 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly A result is described only as statistically significant. What information is missing? E...
Limit of the answer in “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: “Do not infer a physiological trend before assessing…” is an excerpt from the disc...
Summary draft for “Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive”: the answer addresses “Do not leave the historical citation looking…”; the re...