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Case 48 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured · source wording exercise Method note for “Research figure captions: tell the re...

Use a comparison-status column: directly comparable, comparable with stated qualifications, or not established. Explain the reason for each label.

State the study design and what was actually measured before discussing the proposed mechanism. Keep speculation explicitly labelled and avoid transla...

Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcome scale where the paper provides them. Statistical significance alone does not establish practic...

Link both versions, record dates and check whether methods or conclusions changed. Publication status is useful context but is not itself a guarantee ...

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

Clarification for “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation”: the point beginning “State the study design and what was actually me...

Clarification for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: the point beginning “Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcom...