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Keep the source citation, retrieval date and a record of conversions or exclusions. Make synthetic examples explicit and never combine them silently w...

Limit of the answer in “A correction log for an archive article”: “Keep the correction visible to readers who may have…” is an excerpt from the discus...

Explain the study’s scope and limitations without recommending a treatment change. Individual decisions belong with a qualified clinician who can asse...

Case 10 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly Limit of the answer in “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: “Repor...

Report sample size, potential confounders and measurement uncertainty. Association does not identify direction or causation, and exploratory results n...

Case 4 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion Summary draft for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: the answer addresses “Explain th...

Case 20 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible Clarification for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: the point b...

Limit of the answer in “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”: “Describe the measurement, population or model,…” is an excerpt ...

Reader check for “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation”: distinguish the discussion point “Expand it on first use and name the…” fro...

Case 12 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error Two figures use different units and one axis is logarithmic. How should a comparison be d...