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Ask whether the sample identifier, issuing laboratory, report date and relevant analytical method can be verified. A copied certificate may be genuine...
Case 32 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion · source wording exercise A reader asks whether an experimental finding should change their trea...
Case 11 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? Was the analysis prespecified or exploratory, and how was uncertainty reporte...
Method note for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: use “Assess whether the conclusion extends beyond the measurements and note what…”...
Include all prespecified outcomes where reported, null findings, exclusions and limitations. Separate the authors’ interpretation from the table’s dir...
Clarification for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: the point beginning “Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcom...
Case 12 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together Correction note for “Data provenance: keep source, transformation and outpu...
Before comparing laboratories, ask whether sample handling, method conditions and reporting definitions are available. Missing details should be visib...
Case 15 — A correction log that survives the next archive update The final note should distinguish corrected data transcription, changed source eviden...
Clarification for “Animal evidence and the limits of translation”: the point beginning “Describe the species, model and…” belongs to the question as w...
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 26 — Certificate of analysis: which claim does each measurement support? · source wording exercise Summary draft for “Certificate of analysis: wh...
Case 16 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion A reader asks whether an experimental finding should change their treatment. What is an appropri...