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Case 38 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Research figure captions: tell...

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

Case 13 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods Correction note for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: retain the wording ...

Case 29 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources · source wording exercise Method note for “Reference management: distinguish...

Case 40 — Animal evidence and the limits of translation · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Animal evidence and the limits of translatio...

Case 5 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive Method note for “Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive”: use “Link the pu...

Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals changed and retain both original reports. Do not infer a physiological trend before assess...

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 35 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error · source wording exercise Reader check for “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison ...

Case 2 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly Limit of the answer in “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: “Report...

Case 8 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together Clarification for “Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output t...

Reader check for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: distinguish the discussion point “State whether it was prespecified and how…...