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Case 30 — Certificate of analysis: which claim does each measurement support? · source wording exercise Correction note for “Certificate of analysis: ...

Clarification for “Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources”: the point beginning “Locate the primary study and confirm that it...

Case 34 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods · source wording exercise Method note for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods...

Include all prespecified outcomes where reported, null findings, exclusions and limitations. Separate the authors’ interpretation from the table’s dir...

Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals changed and retain both original reports. Do not infer a physiological trend before assess...

Case 43 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured · source wording exercise Method note for “Research figure captions: tell the re...

Method note for “Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive”: use “Link the publisher notice beside the citation, record its date and…” as a...

Case 27 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods · source wording exercise Method note for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods...

Discuss who chose to post, missing outcomes, unverifiable records and changes in reporting over time. Such material can suggest questions but cannot e...

Case 12 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together A table has been copied into a new format without its source or transformat...

Case 29 — A correction log for an archive article · source wording exercise Method note for “A correction log for an archive article”: use “Keep the c...

Case 45 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources · source wording exercise Reader check for “Reference management: distinguis...