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Clarification for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: the point beginning “Report sample size, potential confounders…” belongs to the ques...

Case 16 — Certificate of analysis: which claim does each measurement support? Ask whether the sample identifier, issuing laboratory, report date and r...

Case 22 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? Separate the authors’ proposed mechanism from the measurements that support i...

Case 12 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods Summary draft for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: the answer addresses ...

Correction note for “Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result?”: retain the wording beginning “A forum comparison cannot diagno...

Use separate entries for the internal transcription correction and the publisher notice. They have different sources and may affect different claims.

Include all prespecified outcomes where reported, null findings, exclusions and limitations. Separate the authors’ interpretation from the table’s dir...

Case 10 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible Correction note for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: retain th...

Limit of the answer in “Clinical questions in an archive discussion”: “Individual decisions belong with a qualified clinician who…” is an excerpt from...

Case 1 — An evidence table with room for negative findings Include all prespecified outcomes where reported, null findings, exclusions and limitations...

Case 16 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together Summary draft for “Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output ...

Clarification for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: the point beginning “State whether it was prespecified and how…” belongs to...