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Case 1 — Certificate of analysis: which claim does each measurement support? A reagent dossier contains a summary purity percentage but not the method...
Case 2 — Correlation in a small observational dataset Limit of the answer in “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: “Report sample size, pote...
Case 51 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation · comparison exercise Clarification for “A literature note that separates hypot...
Case 180 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible · reader check exercise Clarification for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the la...
Case 52 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication · comparison exercise Clarification for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: the point beg...
Limit of the answer in “Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources”: “Locate the primary study and confirm that it…” is an excerp...
Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcome scale where the paper provides them. Statistical significance alone does not establish practic...
Case 15 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together Limit of the answer in “Data provenance: keep source, transformation and ou...
Correction note for “Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive”: retain the wording beginning “Link the publisher notice beside the citatio...
Case 2 — A correction log for an archive article A transcription error changes the units in a figure caption. How should the archive record be repaire...
Case 31 — Comparing laboratory methods across years · source wording exercise Two results were collected years apart with unknown method changes. What...
Case 40 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error · source wording exercise Correction note for “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparis...
Include all prespecified outcomes where reported, null findings, exclusions and limitations. Separate the authors’ interpretation from the table’s dir...
Case 4 — Correlation in a small observational dataset Two variables move together in a small sample. What would a careful discussion acknowledge? Exer...
Put the species or model, design, comparator and measured endpoint before the interpretation. The reader should be able to see what was observed witho...