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Identify population, design, comparator, outcome definitions and follow-up. Assess whether the conclusion extends beyond the measurements and note wha...

Case 24 — Correlation in a small observational dataset Two variables move together in a small sample. What would a careful discussion acknowledge? Exe...

Case 5 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together Clarification for “Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output t...

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...

Clarification for “Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together”: the point beginning “Keep the source citation, retrieval date an...

Ask whether the sample identifier, issuing laboratory, report date and relevant analytical method can be verified. A copied certificate may be genuine...

Each entry should retain the date, old text, corrected text, reason and source reference. For a publisher notice, link the notice as well as the origi...

Use separate entries for the internal transcription correction and the publisher notice. They have different sources and may affect different claims.

Case 17 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation A paper proposes a mechanism but the summary describes it as an established cli...

Clarification for “Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result?”: the point beginning “Retain units, method, laboratory interval a...