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Case 39 — Comparing laboratory methods across years · source wording exercise Method note for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: use “Do not...
Method note for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: use “Report sample size, potential confounders…” as a row heading in a proposed workin...
Case 5 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources Limit of the answer in “Reference management: distinguish primary and seconda...
Case 16 — Animal evidence and the limits of translation An animal experiment is cited as though it establishes a human outcome. What qualification is ...
Clarification for “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error”: the point beginning “Record the original units and axis transformation, show a...
Case 8 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion Explain the study’s scope and limitations without recommending a treatment change. Individual dec...
Case 33 — Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion · source wording exercise Method note for “Reproducibility checklist for a bench-met...
Case 34 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured · source wording exercise Correction note for “Research figure captions: tell th...
Correction note for “Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive”: retain the wording beginning “Do not leave the historical citation looking...
Case 32 — Comparing laboratory methods across years · source wording exercise Method note for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: use “Do not...
Case 11 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error Method note for “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error”: use “Record the ori...
Include all prespecified outcomes where reported, null findings, exclusions and limitations. Separate the authors’ interpretation from the table’s dir...
Case 19 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? Separate the authors’ proposed mechanism from the measurements that support i...
Method note for “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation”: use “Expand it on first use and name the…” as a row heading in a proposed wo...
Describe the species, model and outcome actually studied. Differences in biology and study conditions limit translation; the finding is not a clinical...