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Case 32 — A correction log for an archive article · source wording exercise Summary draft for “A correction log for an archive article”: the answer ad...

Case 25 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together · source wording exercise Correction note for “Data provenance: keep source...

Create separate columns for the quantity measured, method, units and denominator. Do not subtract the two percentages as though they represented a dis...

Link both versions, record dates and check whether methods or conclusions changed. Publication status is useful context but is not itself a guarantee ...

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

Case 29 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources · source wording exercise Method note for “Reference management: distinguish...

Case 7 — A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation Method note for “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation”: use “Expand ...

Case 19 — Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion Correction note for “Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion”: retai...

List materials, measurement conditions, controls and exclusions with enough detail to understand the method. Keep this as research documentation and d...

Correction note for “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation”: retain the wording beginning “Expand it on first use and name the…” in t...

Case 17 — Comparing laboratory methods across years Summary draft for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: the answer addresses “Ask whether a...