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Case 5 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? The summary should say that different quantities were initially mixed a...

Clarification for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: the point beginning “Report sample size, potential confounders…” belongs to the ques...

Case 21 — Correlation in a small observational dataset Clarification for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: the point beginning “Report s...

Clarification for “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation”: the point beginning “Expand it on first use and name the…” belongs to the ...

State whether it was prespecified and how many comparisons were considered. Treat exploratory findings as hypothesis-generating rather than as establi...

Correction note for “Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion”: retain the wording beginning “List materials, measurement conditions, c...

Case 20 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication Method note for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: use “Link both versions, record dates...

Case 4 — Certificate of analysis: which claim does each measurement support? Ask whether the sample identifier, issuing laboratory, report date and re...

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

Clarification for “Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together”: the point beginning “Keep the source citation, retrieval date an...

Case 18 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation A paper proposes a mechanism but the summary describes it as an established cli...