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Case 16 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together Summary draft for “Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output ...
Correction note for “A correction log for an archive article”: retain the wording beginning “Identify the original error and the corrected text, date…...
Method note for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: use “Identify population, design, comparator, outcome…” as a row heading in a prop...
Case 22 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible Clarification for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: the point b...
Clarification for “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation”: the point beginning “Add a cross-reference for alternate meanings rather t...
Case 31 — A correction log that survives the next archive update · source wording exercise Correction note for “A correction log that survives the nex...
Method note for “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation”: use “State the study design and what was actually measured…” as a row ...
Case 39 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? · source wording exercise Reader check for “Two laboratories, two perc...
Ask whether the sample identifier, issuing laboratory, report date and relevant analytical method can be verified. A copied certificate may be genuine...
Case 34 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Confidence intervals: describe uncer...
Clarification for “An evidence table with room for negative findings”: the point beginning “Include all prespecified outcomes where reported, null…” b...
Limit of the answer in “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”: “Describe the measurement, population or model,…” is an excerpt ...
Clarification for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: the point beginning “Report sample size, potential confounders…” belongs to the ques...