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Summary draft for “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation”: the answer addresses “Keep speculation explicitly labelled and avoid...
Case 37 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible · source wording exercise Reader check for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the la...
Clarification for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: the point beginning “State whether it was prespecified and how…” belongs to...
Case 12 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error Correction note for “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error”: retain the word...
Case 28 — Animal evidence and the limits of translation · source wording exercise Clarification for “Animal evidence and the limits of translation”: t...
Case 39 — A correction log for an archive article · source wording exercise Clarification for “A correction log for an archive article”: the point beg...
Case 4 — Comparing laboratory methods across years Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals changed and retain both original report...
Case 31 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together · source wording exercise Method note for “Data provenance: keep source, tr...
Expand it on first use and name the discipline and source context. Add a cross-reference for alternate meanings rather than assuming that every histor...
Identify population, design, comparator, outcome definitions and follow-up. Assess whether the conclusion extends beyond the measurements and note wha...
Separate the authors’ proposed mechanism from the measurements that support it. A plausible explanation is not automatically a demonstrated pathway.
Case 55 — An evidence table with room for negative findings · comparison exercise Limit of the answer in “An evidence table with room for negative fin...
Case 34 — Correlation in a small observational dataset · source wording exercise Correction note for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: r...
Case 1 — Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion Clarification for “Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion”: the poin...
Case 7 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured A chart caption names a mechanism but omits the observed endpoint. How can the ca...