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Case 41 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? · source wording exercise Summary draft for “Two laboratories, two per...

Case 24 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together Summary draft for “Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output ...

Case 23 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly Summary draft for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: the answer ...

Method note for “Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources”: use “Locate the primary study and confirm that it…” as a row headin...

Ask whether the sample identifier, issuing laboratory, report date and relevant analytical method can be verified. A copied certificate may be genuine...

Case 5 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error Limit of the answer in “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error”: “Record the o...

Case 2 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured Clarification for “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”: ...

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

Describe the species, model and outcome actually studied. Differences in biology and study conditions limit translation; the finding is not a clinical...

Case 26 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured · source wording exercise A chart caption names a mechanism but omits the observ...

Case 14 — A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation Expand it on first use and name the discipline and source context. Add a cross-refere...