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Case 17 — A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation Correction note for “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation”: retain ...
Case 30 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods · source wording exercise Correction note for “Reading an abstract without skipping the met...
Case 104 — A correction log for an archive article · uncertainty exercise A transcription error changes the units in a figure caption. How should the ...
Case 2 — A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation Expand it on first use and name the discipline and source context. Add a cross-referen...
Record the original units and axis transformation, show any conversion explicitly and retain the original values. Do not compare apparent visual dista...
Method note for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: use “Explain the study’s scope and limitations without…” as a row heading in a proposed...
Case 19 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured Clarification for “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”:...
Case 20 — Correlation in a small observational dataset Limit of the answer in “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: “Report sample size, pot...
Correction note for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: retain the wording beginning “Do not infer a physiological trend before assessing…” i...
Case 18 — A correction log that survives the next archive update Each entry should retain the date, old text, corrected text, reason and source refere...
Method note for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: use “Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals changed…” as a row headi...
Case 45 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive · source wording exercise Summary draft for “Retractions and expressions of concern in ...
Case 5 — A correction log for an archive article Method note for “A correction log for an archive article”: use “Identify the original error and the c...