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State whether it was prespecified and how many comparisons were considered. Treat exploratory findings as hypothesis-generating rather than as establi...
Case 14 — An evidence table with room for negative findings Clarification for “An evidence table with room for negative findings”: the point beginning...
Case 141 — Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result? · correction exercise Reader check for “Assay-specific reference ranges: w...
Case 13 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive Limit of the answer in “Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive”: “Link th...
Case 25 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error · source wording exercise Clarification for “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison...
Case 4 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcome scale where the paper provides ...
Correction note for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: retain the wording beginning “Do not infer a physiological trend before assessing…” i...
Reader check for “Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive”: distinguish the discussion point “Do not leave the historical citation lookin...
Case 2 — Comparing laboratory methods across years Two results were collected years apart with unknown method changes. What should be clarified? Exerc...
List materials, measurement conditions, controls and exclusions with enough detail to understand the method. Keep this as research documentation and d...
Case 49 — Animal evidence and the limits of translation · comparison exercise An animal experiment is cited as though it establishes a human outcome. ...
Case 9 — A correction log that survives the next archive update Keep a visible correction near the affected material and a linked changelog entry. Rea...
Case 25 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible · source wording exercise Method note for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the lab...