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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 38 — Comparing laboratory methods across years · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: “Do ...
Clarification for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: the point beginning “Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals change...
Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcome scale where the paper provides them. Statistical significance alone does not establish practic...
Reader check for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: distinguish the discussion point “Discuss who chose to post, missing outcomes, unve...
Case 12 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods Method note for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: use “Identify populatio...
Clarification for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: the point beginning “Publication status is useful context but is not itself a…” belongs...
Case 19 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods Summary draft for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: the answer addresses ...
Correction note for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: retain the wording beginning “Report sample size, potential confounders…” in the r...
Clarification for “Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion”: the point beginning “List materials, measurement conditions, controls and...
Case 4 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured Correction note for “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”...
Case 28 — Certificate of analysis: which claim does each measurement support? · source wording exercise Correction note for “Certificate of analysis: ...
Case 20 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error Two figures use different units and one axis is logarithmic. How should a comparison be d...
Case 44 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation · source wording exercise A paper proposes a mechanism but the summary describe...