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Case 23 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible Method note for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: use “State wh...
Before comparing laboratories, ask whether sample handling, method conditions and reporting definitions are available. Missing details should be visib...
Clarification for “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation”: the point beginning “Expand it on first use and name the…” belongs to the ...
State the study design and what was actually measured before discussing the proposed mechanism. Keep speculation explicitly labelled and avoid transla...
Record the original units and axis transformation, show any conversion explicitly and retain the original values. Do not compare apparent visual dista...
Case 26 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Confidence intervals: describe uncer...
Case 4 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured Limit of the answer in “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measur...
Case 16 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error Summary draft for “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error”: the answer addres...
Case 32 — Animal evidence and the limits of translation · source wording exercise Correction note for “Animal evidence and the limits of translation”:...
Create separate columns for the quantity measured, method, units and denominator. Do not subtract the two percentages as though they represented a dis...
Method note for “Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together”: use “Keep the source citation, retrieval date and a…” as a row hea...
Case 15 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample A collection of forum reports is being treated as a representative sample. What limitations b...
Case 54 — Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion · comparison exercise A protocol summary omits conditions and controls. What makes t...