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Limit of the answer in “Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together”: “Keep the source citation, retrieval date and a…” is an exc...
Keep the source citation, retrieval date and a record of conversions or exclusions. Make synthetic examples explicit and never combine them silently w...
Retain units, method, laboratory interval and collection context in a private clinical record. A forum comparison cannot diagnose a condition; a quali...
Case 31 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? · source wording exercise The draft summary of a fictional reading exercise m...
Case 48 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication · source wording exercise Clarification for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: the point...
Correction note for “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error”: retain the wording beginning “Do not compare apparent visual distances…” in ...
Case 25 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources · source wording exercise Method note for “Reference management: distinguish...
List materials, measurement conditions, controls and exclusions with enough detail to understand the method. Keep this as research documentation and d...
Create separate columns for the quantity measured, method, units and denominator. Do not subtract the two percentages as though they represented a dis...
Case 3 — A correction log for an archive article Limit of the answer in “A correction log for an archive article”: “Identify the original error and th...
Case 1 — Comparing laboratory methods across years Method note for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: use “Ask whether assay, instrument, un...
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 “Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion”: use “List materials, measurement conditions, controls and exclusions with e...
Case 22 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error Method note for “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error”: use “Record the ori...