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Case 11 — A correction log that survives the next archive update The final note should distinguish corrected data transcription, changed source eviden...

Separate the authors’ proposed mechanism from the measurements that support it. A plausible explanation is not automatically a demonstrated pathway.

Clarification for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: the point beginning “Report sample size, potential confounders…” belongs to the ques...

Locate the primary study and confirm that it measured the claimed outcome. Record when only a secondary account was accessible and avoid presenting it...

Method note for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: use “State whether it was prespecified and how…” as a row heading in a propos...

Include all prespecified outcomes where reported, null findings, exclusions and limitations. Separate the authors’ interpretation from the table’s dir...

Case 23 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly Limit of the answer in “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: “Repor...

Case 5 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources Method note for “Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sour...