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Case 29 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error · source wording exercise Reader check for “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison ...
Discuss who chose to post, missing outcomes, unverifiable records and changes in reporting over time. Such material can suggest questions but cannot e...
Case 8 — A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation The same abbreviation has different meanings in neighbouring fields. How can an archiv...
Case 3 — A correction log for an archive article Clarification for “A correction log for an archive article”: the point beginning “Identify the origin...
Case 22 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources A review cites another review for a claim about an experiment. How can the e...
Case 43 — Comparing laboratory methods across years · source wording exercise Method note for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: use “Do not...
Clarification for “A correction log for an archive article”: the point beginning “Identify the original error and the corrected text, date…” belongs t...
Case 21 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources Correction note for “Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary...
Case 15 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation Method note for “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation”:...
Case 35 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly · source wording exercise Method note for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty ...
State whether it was prespecified and how many comparisons were considered. Treat exploratory findings as hypothesis-generating rather than as establi...
Put the species or model, design, comparator and measured endpoint before the interpretation. The reader should be able to see what was observed witho...