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Case 18 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion A reader asks whether an experimental finding should change their treatment. What is an appropri...

Case 7 — Certificate of analysis: which claim does each measurement support? A reagent dossier contains a summary purity percentage but not the method...

Case 197 — A correction log for an archive article · scope exercise Method note for “A correction log for an archive article”: use “Identify the origi...

Before comparing laboratories, ask whether sample handling, method conditions and reporting definitions are available. Missing details should be visib...

Case 11 — Animal evidence and the limits of translation An animal experiment is cited as though it establishes a human outcome. What qualification is ...

Case 14 — Correlation in a small observational dataset Clarification for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: the point beginning “Report s...

Case 32 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources · source wording exercise Summary draft for “Reference management: distingui...

Case 19 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation State the study design and what was actually measured before discussing the pro...

Case 1 — Correlation in a small observational dataset Report sample size, potential confounders and measurement uncertainty. Association does not iden...

Case 21 — A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation Expand it on first use and name the discipline and source context. Add a cross-refere...

Case 6 — A correction log that survives the next archive update Keep a visible correction near the affected material and a linked changelog entry. Rea...

Method note for “Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive”: use “Link the publisher notice beside the citation, record its date and…” as a...