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Case 17 — Correlation in a small observational dataset Two variables move together in a small sample. What would a careful discussion acknowledge? Exe...
Clarification for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: the point beginning “Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcom...
Case 32 — Certificate of analysis: which claim does each measurement support? · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Certificate of analysi...
Case 4 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? Was the analysis prespecified or exploratory, and how was uncertainty reported...
Case 45 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion · source wording exercise A reader asks whether an experimental finding should change their trea...
Limit of the answer in “Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources”: “Locate the primary study and confirm that it…” is an excerp...
Case 39 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication · source wording exercise Method note for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: use “Public...
Case 54 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation · comparison exercise Summary draft for “A literature note that separates hypot...
Case 12 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible A subgroup finding was not the primary planned analysis. How should it be summarised? ...
Each entry should retain the date, old text, corrected text, reason and source reference. For a publisher notice, link the notice as well as the origi...
Case 7 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation Clarification for “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation”...
Case 46 — Comparing laboratory methods across years · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: “Do ...