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Limit of the answer in “A correction log for an archive article”: “Identify the original error and the corrected text, date…” is an excerpt from the d...

Case 42 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication · source wording exercise Method note for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: use “Public...

Summary draft for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: the answer addresses “Such material can suggest questions but…”; the related point...

Explain the study’s scope and limitations without recommending a treatment change. Individual decisions belong with a qualified clinician who can asse...

Case 32 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources · source wording exercise A review cites another review for a claim about an...

Case 10 — Certificate of analysis: which claim does each measurement support? Separate document provenance, identity, purity and the conditions measur...

Describe the species, model and outcome actually studied. Differences in biology and study conditions limit translation; the finding is not a clinical...

Ask whether the sample identifier, issuing laboratory, report date and relevant analytical method can be verified. A copied certificate may be genuine...

Case 32 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication · source wording exercise Clarification for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: the point...

Clarification for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: the point beginning “Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcom...