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Case 30 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together · source wording exercise Correction note for “Data provenance: keep source...

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

Case 38 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods · source wording exercise Clarification for “Reading an abstract without skipping the metho...

Describe the measurement, population or model, units and uncertainty shown. Interpretive discussion belongs alongside the evidence, not in place of it...

Each entry should retain the date, old text, corrected text, reason and source reference. For a publisher notice, link the notice as well as the origi...

Case 9 — A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation Expand it on first use and name the discipline and source context. Add a cross-referen...

Clarification for “Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result?”: the point beginning “Retain units, method, laboratory interval a...

Correction note for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: retain the wording beginning “Report sample size, potential confounders…” in the r...

Case 11 — Animal evidence and the limits of translation Method note for “Animal evidence and the limits of translation”: use “Describe the species, mo...

Case 1 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods A strong abstract conclusion is being discussed without the study methods. What should the r...

Case 7 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together Limit of the answer in “Data provenance: keep source, transformation and out...