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Method note for “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation”: use “State the study design and what was actually measured…” as a row ...
Reader check for “A correction log for an archive article”: distinguish the discussion point “Identify the original error and the corrected text, date...
Method note for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: use “Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcome scale…” as a row...
Case 9 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample Limit of the answer in “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: “Discuss who chose to...
Describe the measurement, population or model, units and uncertainty shown. Interpretive discussion belongs alongside the evidence, not in place of it...
Method note for “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”: use “Describe the measurement, population or model,…” as a row heading ...
Case 8 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together Limit of the answer in “Data provenance: keep source, transformation and out...
Correction note for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: retain the wording beginning “Treat exploratory findings as hypothesis-ge...
Case 10 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? The corrected summary can be useful without a clinical promise: model, method...
The index should list supplied evidence and missing evidence separately. Use method-specific wording rather than a blanket verified or safe label.
Describe the measurement, population or model, units and uncertainty shown. Interpretive discussion belongs alongside the evidence, not in place of it...
Case 1 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample Clarification for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: the point beginning “Discu...
Case 30 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample · source wording exercise A collection of forum reports is being treated as a representative ...
Was the analysis prespecified or exploratory, and how was uncertainty reported? Record what the paper states and mark unreported fields instead of ass...