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Case 4 — Certificate of analysis: which claim does each measurement support? Ask whether the sample identifier, issuing laboratory, report date and re...

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

Case 12 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible Clarification for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: the point b...

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

Limit of the answer in “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: “Publication status is useful context but is not itself a…” is an excerpt from the...

Case 4 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation Correction note for “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observatio...

Limit of the answer in “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation”: “Add a cross-reference for alternate meanings rather than assuming th...

Correction note for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: retain the wording beginning “Discuss who chose to post, missing outcomes, unver...

Case 14 — Animal evidence and the limits of translation Method note for “Animal evidence and the limits of translation”: use “Describe the species, mo...

Method note for “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”: use “Describe the measurement, population or model,…” as a row heading ...

Limit of the answer in “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: “Identify population, design, comparator, outcome…” is an excerpt from the ...

Case 6 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? Create separate columns for the quantity measured, method, units and de...