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Case 42 — A correction log for an archive article · source wording exercise Method note for “A correction log for an archive article”: use “Keep the c...

Record the original units and axis transformation, show any conversion explicitly and retain the original values. Do not compare apparent visual dista...

Case 13 — A correction log that survives the next archive update Each entry should retain the date, old text, corrected text, reason and source refere...

Case 1 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcome scale where the paper provides ...

Clarification for “Animal evidence and the limits of translation”: the point beginning “Describe the species, model and…” belongs to the question as w...

Clarification for “An evidence table with room for negative findings”: the point beginning “Include all prespecified outcomes where reported, null…” b...

Case 15 — Comparing laboratory methods across years Limit of the answer in “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: “Ask whether assay, instrument...

Case 5 — A correction log for an archive article Identify the original error and the corrected text, date the correction and link the source. Keep the...

Case 11 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? An apparent difference can motivate a method question without proving ...