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Case 2 — Correlation in a small observational dataset Method note for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: use “Report sample size, potenti...
Explain the study’s scope and limitations without recommending a treatment change. Individual decisions belong with a qualified clinician who can asse...
Case 16 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error Method note for “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error”: use “Record the ori...
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...
Create separate columns for the quantity measured, method, units and denominator. Do not subtract the two percentages as though they represented a dis...
Clarification for “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”: the point beginning “Interpretive discussion belongs alongside the ev...
Case 18 — A correction log that survives the next archive update A archive table has a transcription error in a unit label. A later publisher notice a...
Clarification for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: the point beginning “Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcom...
Case 21 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication Link both versions, record dates and check whether methods or conclusions changed. Publication sta...
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...
Keep the source citation, retrieval date and a record of conversions or exclusions. Make synthetic examples explicit and never combine them silently w...
Method note for “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”: use “Describe the measurement, population or model,…” as a row heading ...
Case 32 — Correlation in a small observational dataset · source wording exercise Two variables move together in a small sample. What would a careful d...
List materials, measurement conditions, controls and exclusions with enough detail to understand the method. Keep this as research documentation and d...