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Method note for “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation”: use “State the study design and what was actually measured…” as a row ...

Case 5 — Correlation in a small observational dataset Correction note for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: retain the wording beginning...

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

Case 15 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources Method note for “Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sou...

Limit of the answer in “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”: “Interpretive discussion belongs alongside the evidence, not…” i...

Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcome scale where the paper provides them. Statistical significance alone does not establish practic...

Discuss who chose to post, missing outcomes, unverifiable records and changes in reporting over time. Such material can suggest questions but cannot e...

Case 7 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? Put the species or model, design, comparator and measured endpoint before the ...