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Case 24 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured Describe the measurement, population or model, units and uncertainty shown. Inte...
Case 32 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible · source wording exercise Summary draft for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the l...
Clarification for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: the point beginning “Identify population, design, comparator, outcome…” belongs ...
Case 28 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample · source wording exercise A collection of forum reports is being treated as a representative ...
Case 19 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion Summary draft for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: the answer addresses “Explain t...
Method note for “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation”: use “Add a cross-reference for alternate meanings rather than assuming that ...
Case 35 — A correction log that survives the next archive update · source wording exercise Summary draft for “A correction log that survives the next ...
Case 26 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication · source wording exercise A cited preprint has a later published version. How should an archive en...
Case 29 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources · source wording exercise Correction note for “Reference management: disting...
Reader check for “Animal evidence and the limits of translation”: distinguish the discussion point “Describe the species, model and…” from its propose...
Case 12 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample Correction note for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: retain the wording begi...
Limit of the answer in “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: “Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcome scale…” is an...
Method note for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: use “State whether it was prespecified and how…” as a row heading in a propos...
Case 38 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion · source wording exercise Method note for “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: use “In...
Case 49 — A correction log for an archive article · comparison exercise A transcription error changes the units in a figure caption. How should the ar...