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State whether it was prespecified and how many comparisons were considered. Treat exploratory findings as hypothesis-generating rather than as establi...
Case 26 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Reading an abstract without skipping the ...
Case 41 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep ...
Identify the original error and the corrected text, date the correction and link the source. Keep the correction visible to readers who may have saved...
Case 8 — Comparing laboratory methods across years Limit of the answer in “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: “Ask whether assay, instrument,...
Case 19 — An evidence table with room for negative findings Include all prespecified outcomes where reported, null findings, exclusions and limitation...
Clarification for “Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources”: the point beginning “Locate the primary study and confirm that it...
Case 11 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? Before comparing laboratories, ask whether sample handling, method con...
Case 36 — Animal evidence and the limits of translation · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Animal evidence and the limits of translatio...
Case 37 — A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation · source wording exercise Summary draft for “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguou...
Keep the source citation, retrieval date and a record of conversions or exclusions. Make synthetic examples explicit and never combine them silently w...
Case 35 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Research figure captions: tell...
Case 14 — Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion Limit of the answer in “Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion”: “L...
Case 22 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation Limit of the answer in “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observ...