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Case 23 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample Method note for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: use “Discuss who chose to p...

Case 3 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication Link both versions, record dates and check whether methods or conclusions changed. Publication stat...

Limit of the answer in “Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together”: “Keep the source citation, retrieval date and a…” is an exc...

Clarification for “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error”: the point beginning “Record the original units and axis transformation, show a...

Case 31 — A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation · source wording exercise Clarification for “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguou...

Case 27 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured · source wording exercise A chart caption names a mechanism but omits the observ...

Case 7 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods Method note for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: use “Identify population...

Method note for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: use “Report sample size, potential confounders…” as a row heading in a proposed workin...

Summary draft for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: the answer addresses “Link both versions, record dates and check whether…”; the related...

Case 9 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly A result is described only as statistically significant. What information is missing? E...

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

Separate document provenance, identity, purity and the conditions measured. A percentage without its method and sample linkage cannot establish all of...