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

Case 23 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods Method note for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: use “Identify populatio...

Clarification for “Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract?”: the point beginning “Put the species or model, design, comparator ...

Expand it on first use and name the discipline and source context. Add a cross-reference for alternate meanings rather than assuming that every histor...

Case 22 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly Limit of the answer in “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: “Repor...

Case 6 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? Separate the authors’ proposed mechanism from the measurements that support it...

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

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

Case 20 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error Record the original units and axis transformation, show any conversion explicitly and ret...