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Link both versions, record dates and check whether methods or conclusions changed. Publication status is useful context but is not itself a guarantee ...
Case 36 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured · source wording exercise Reader check for “Research figure captions: tell the r...
Was the analysis prespecified or exploratory, and how was uncertainty reported? Record what the paper states and mark unreported fields instead of ass...
Clarification for “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation”: the point beginning “Expand it on first use and name the…” belongs to the ...
Case 25 — An evidence table with room for negative findings · source wording exercise Reader check for “An evidence table with room for negative findi...
Case 13 — Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion Limit of the answer in “Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion”: “L...
Case 12 — Certificate of analysis: which claim does each measurement support? A chromatographic peak-area figure and net material content answer diffe...
Discuss who chose to post, missing outcomes, unverifiable records and changes in reporting over time. Such material can suggest questions but cannot e...
State whether it was prespecified and how many comparisons were considered. Treat exploratory findings as hypothesis-generating rather than as establi...
Limit of the answer in “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: “Discuss who chose to post, missing outcomes, unverifiable records…” is an ex...
Case 41 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication · source wording exercise Summary draft for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: the answe...
Use separate entries for the internal transcription correction and the publisher notice. They have different sources and may affect different claims.
Limit of the answer in “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”: “Interpretive discussion belongs alongside the evidence, not…” i...
Case 14 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods Limit of the answer in “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: “Identify popula...
Case 2 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly Correction note for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: retain the...