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Case 37 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured · source wording exercise A chart caption names a mechanism but omits the observ...
Case 42 — Comparing laboratory methods across years · source wording exercise Clarification for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: the point...
Case 50 — Correlation in a small observational dataset · comparison exercise Limit of the answer in “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: “R...
Link both versions, record dates and check whether methods or conclusions changed. Publication status is useful context but is not itself a guarantee ...
Case 232 — A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation · source wording exercise Reader check for “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguou...
Case 19 — Certificate of analysis: which claim does each measurement support? A reagent dossier contains a summary purity percentage but not the metho...
Case 5 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion A reader asks whether an experimental finding should change their treatment. What is an appropria...
Identify the original error and the corrected text, date the correction and link the source. Keep the correction visible to readers who may have saved...
Method note for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: use “Identify population, design, comparator, outcome…” as a row heading in a prop...
Clarification for “Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result?”: the point beginning “A forum comparison cannot diagnose a condit...
Case 35 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? · source wording exercise Method note for “Reading a preclinical paper: what ...
Case 36 — Comparing laboratory methods across years · source wording exercise Reader check for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: distinguis...
Case 6 — A correction log for an archive article Correction note for “A correction log for an archive article”: retain the wording beginning “Identify...