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Case 10 — Correlation in a small observational dataset Method note for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: use “Report sample size, potent...
Discuss who chose to post, missing outcomes, unverifiable records and changes in reporting over time. Such material can suggest questions but cannot e...
Case 35 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive · source wording exercise Correction note for “Retractions and expressions of concern i...
Case 23 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods Method note for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: use “Identify populatio...
Case 36 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive · source wording exercise Reader check for “Retractions and expressions of concern in a...
Case 15 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured Limit of the answer in “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measu...
Case 49 — Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion · comparison exercise Correction note for “Reproducibility checklist for a bench-met...
Case 17 — Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion List materials, measurement conditions, controls and exclusions with enough detail t...
Case 36 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep ...
Case 26 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources · source wording exercise Reader check for “Reference management: distinguis...
Method note for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: use “Link both versions, record dates and check whether…” as a row heading in a proposed ...
Case 27 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation · source wording exercise A paper proposes a mechanism but the summary describe...
Correction note for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: retain the wording beginning “Publication status is useful context but is not itself ...
Case 5 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured Describe the measurement, population or model, units and uncertainty shown. Inter...
Link both versions, record dates and check whether methods or conclusions changed. Publication status is useful context but is not itself a guarantee ...