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Case 3 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication Link both versions, record dates and check whether methods or conclusions changed. Publication stat...

Identify population, design, comparator, outcome definitions and follow-up. Assess whether the conclusion extends beyond the measurements and note wha...

Clarification for “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation”: the point beginning “Keep speculation explicitly labelled and avoid ...

Report sample size, potential confounders and measurement uncertainty. Association does not identify direction or causation, and exploratory results n...

Limit of the answer in “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation”: “Keep speculation explicitly labelled and avoid translating…” i...

Case 22 — Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion Clarification for “Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion”: the poi...

Limit of the answer in “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: “Assess whether the conclusion extends beyond the measurements and note wha...

Case 18 — A correction log that survives the next archive update Ask whether the changed figure affects the archive’s interpretation. Updating a citat...

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

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

Use separate entries for the internal transcription correction and the publisher notice. They have different sources and may affect different claims.

Case 39 — Correlation in a small observational dataset · source wording exercise Correction note for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: r...