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Case 30 — A correction log for an archive article · source wording exercise Correction note for “A correction log for an archive article”: retain the ...
Method note for “A correction log for an archive article”: use “Keep the correction visible to readers who may have…” as a row heading in a proposed w...
Case 2 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation Limit of the answer in “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observa...
Method note for “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”: use “Describe the measurement, population or model,…” as a row heading ...
Reader check for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: distinguish the discussion point “Such material can suggest questions but…” from it...
Case 18 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? The corrected summary can be useful without a clinical promise: model, method...
Case 50 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive · comparison exercise Correction note for “Retractions and expressions of concern in an...
Method note for “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”: use “Describe the measurement, population or model,…” as a row heading ...
Limit of the answer in “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: “Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals changed…” is an excer...
Case 41 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error · source wording exercise Two figures use different units and one axis is logarithmic. Ho...
Case 15 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly Correction note for “Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly”: retain th...
Case 35 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible · source wording exercise A subgroup finding was not the primary planned analysis. How...
Case 16 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation Clarification for “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation...
An apparent difference can motivate a method question without proving that either laboratory is wrong. The appropriate next step is clarification from...
Case 8 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? Before comparing laboratories, ask whether sample handling, method cond...