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Record the original units and axis transformation, show any conversion explicitly and retain the original values. Do not compare apparent visual dista...

Case 7 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error Two figures use different units and one axis is logarithmic. How should a comparison be do...

Identify population, design, comparator, outcome definitions and follow-up. Assess whether the conclusion extends beyond the measurements and note wha...

Case 18 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? Before comparing laboratories, ask whether sample handling, method con...

Case 6 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample A collection of forum reports is being treated as a representative sample. What limitations be...

Case 19 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? Keep the original reported values beside any reformatted presentation....

Case 32 — Comparing laboratory methods across years · source wording exercise Clarification for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: the point...

Case 30 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion · source wording exercise A reader asks whether an experimental finding should change their trea...

Case 19 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? The draft summary of a fictional reading exercise moves from an animal-model ...

Case 9 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together Method note for “Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output tog...

Case 51 — A correction log for an archive article · comparison exercise A transcription error changes the units in a figure caption. How should the ar...

Case 9 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly Limit of the answer in “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: “Report...