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Case 1 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error Two figures use different units and one axis is logarithmic. How should a comparison be do...

Case 56 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation · comparison exercise A paper proposes a mechanism but the summary describes it...

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

Case 18 — Correlation in a small observational dataset Report sample size, potential confounders and measurement uncertainty. Association does not ide...

Clarification for “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error”: the point beginning “Record the original units and axis transformation, show a...

Case 38 — An evidence table with room for negative findings · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “An evidence table with room for negative...

Case 35 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation · source wording exercise Clarification for “A literature note that separates h...

Case 14 — A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation Clarification for “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation”: the point...

Correction note for “Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result?”: retain the wording beginning “Retain units, method, laboratory...

Limit of the answer in “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: “Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcome scale…” is an...

Expand it on first use and name the discipline and source context. Add a cross-reference for alternate meanings rather than assuming that every histor...