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Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals changed and retain both original reports. Do not infer a physiological trend before assess...
Clarification for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: the point beginning “Link both versions, record dates and check whether…” belongs to th...
Case 42 — Certificate of analysis: which claim does each measurement support? · source wording exercise A reagent dossier contains a summary purity pe...
Identify population, design, comparator, outcome definitions and follow-up. Assess whether the conclusion extends beyond the measurements and note wha...
Case 19 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources Method note for “Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sou...
Case 35 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured · source wording exercise Correction note for “Research figure captions: tell th...
Case 47 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured · source wording exercise Correction note for “Research figure captions: tell th...
Case 12 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? Use a comparison-status column: directly comparable, comparable with s...
Method note for “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation”: use “State the study design and what was actually measured…” as a row ...
Reader check for “Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive”: distinguish the discussion point “Link the publisher notice beside the citati...
Keep the source citation, retrieval date and a record of conversions or exclusions. Make synthetic examples explicit and never combine them silently w...
Limit of the answer in “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: “State whether it was prespecified and how…” is an excerpt from the di...
Case 43 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample · source wording exercise A collection of forum reports is being treated as a representative ...
Case 9 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive Correction note for “Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive”: retain the w...