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Identify population, design, comparator, outcome definitions and follow-up. Assess whether the conclusion extends beyond the measurements and note wha...

State the study design and what was actually measured before discussing the proposed mechanism. Keep speculation explicitly labelled and avoid transla...

Summary draft for “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation”: the answer addresses “Expand it on first use and name the…”; the related p...

Case 18 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive A cited article now has an editorial notice. How should the archive respond? Exercise R...

Correction note for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: retain the wording beginning “Link both versions, record dates and check whether…” in...

Case 42 — Correlation in a small observational dataset · source wording exercise Summary draft for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: the...

Correction note for “Certificate of analysis: which claim does each measurement support?”: retain the wording beginning “Separate document provenance,...

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

Case 27 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible · source wording exercise A subgroup finding was not the primary planned analysis. How...

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

Method note for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: use “Assess whether the conclusion extends beyond the measurements and note what…”...

The index should list supplied evidence and missing evidence separately. Use method-specific wording rather than a blanket verified or safe label.

Case 3 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured Describe the measurement, population or model, units and uncertainty shown. Inter...