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Reader check for “Certificate of analysis: which claim does each measurement support?”: distinguish the discussion point “Separate document provenance...

Case 28 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible · source wording exercise Method note for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the lab...

Case 16 — Animal evidence and the limits of translation Method note for “Animal evidence and the limits of translation”: use “Describe the species, mo...

Case 15 — A correction log that survives the next archive update Each entry should retain the date, old text, corrected text, reason and source refere...

Clarification for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: the point beginning “Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals change...

Case 44 — A correction log for an archive article · source wording exercise Correction note for “A correction log for an archive article”: retain the ...

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

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

Case 17 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly Method note for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: use “Report e...

Case 5 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources Limit of the answer in “Reference management: distinguish primary and seconda...

Case 24 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive Summary draft for “Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive”: the answer ad...

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