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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 38 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured · source wording exercise Method note for “Research figure captions: tell the re...
Case 13 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods Limit of the answer in “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: “Identify popula...
Case 29 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources · source wording exercise Clarification for “Reference management: distingui...
Case 40 — Animal evidence and the limits of translation · source wording exercise Clarification for “Animal evidence and the limits of translation”: t...
Case 5 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive Link the publisher notice beside the citation, record its date and reassess claims that ...
Include all prespecified outcomes where reported, null findings, exclusions and limitations. Separate the authors’ interpretation from the table’s dir...
Use a comparison-status column: directly comparable, comparable with stated qualifications, or not established. Explain the reason for each label.
Clarification for “Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion”: the point beginning “List materials, measurement conditions, controls and...
State the study design and what was actually measured before discussing the proposed mechanism. Keep speculation explicitly labelled and avoid transla...
Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcome scale where the paper provides them. Statistical significance alone does not establish practic...
Case 35 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error · source wording exercise Correction note for “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparis...
Case 2 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly Clarification for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: the point be...
Case 8 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together A table has been copied into a new format without its source or transformati...