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A chromatographic peak-area figure and net material content answer different questions. Record the report’s own definition and units before comparing ...

Case 1 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together Summary draft for “Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output t...

Case 34 — Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion · source wording exercise Reader check for “Reproducibility checklist for a bench-me...

Case 28 — Certificate of analysis: which claim does each measurement support? · source wording exercise Clarification for “Certificate of analysis: wh...

Before comparing laboratories, ask whether sample handling, method conditions and reporting definitions are available. Missing details should be visib...

Identify the original error and the corrected text, date the correction and link the source. Keep the correction visible to readers who may have saved...

Case 43 — Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result? · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Assay-specific reference ...

Method note for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: use “Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcome scale…” as a row...

Case 35 — An evidence table with room for negative findings · source wording exercise Correction note for “An evidence table with room for negative fi...

Case 16 — Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result? Summary draft for “Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a...

Case 37 — Correlation in a small observational dataset · source wording exercise Clarification for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: the...

Locate the primary study and confirm that it measured the claimed outcome. Record when only a secondary account was accessible and avoid presenting it...