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Limit of the answer in “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation”: “State the study design and what was actually measured…” is an ...

Use separate entries for the internal transcription correction and the publisher notice. They have different sources and may affect different claims.

Case 30 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods · source wording exercise A strong abstract conclusion is being discussed without the study...

Case 158 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together · indexing exercise Clarification for “Data provenance: keep source, trans...

Case 30 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly · source wording exercise A result is described only as statistically significant. Wha...

Separate the authors’ proposed mechanism from the measurements that support it. A plausible explanation is not automatically a demonstrated pathway.

Case 41 — A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation · source wording exercise Correction note for “A durable glossary entry for an ambigu...

Include all prespecified outcomes where reported, null findings, exclusions and limitations. Separate the authors’ interpretation from the table’s dir...

Case 20 — A correction log that survives the next archive update Keep a visible correction near the affected material and a linked changelog entry. Re...

Case 8 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive Summary draft for “Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive”: the answer add...

Case 18 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication Method note for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: use “Link both versions, record dates...

Case 26 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured · source wording exercise A chart caption names a mechanism but omits the observ...