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Case 3 — Correlation in a small observational dataset Two variables move together in a small sample. What would a careful discussion acknowledge? Exer...
Summary draft for “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”: the answer addresses “Describe the measurement, population or model,…...
Include all prespecified outcomes where reported, null findings, exclusions and limitations. Separate the authors’ interpretation from the table’s dir...
Case 19 — A correction log that survives the next archive update Each entry should retain the date, old text, corrected text, reason and source refere...
Clarification for “Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive”: the point beginning “Link the publisher notice beside the citation, record i...
Keep the source citation, retrieval date and a record of conversions or exclusions. Make synthetic examples explicit and never combine them silently w...
Clarification for “Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive”: the point beginning “Link the publisher notice beside the citation, record i...
Case 41 — Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Units and scale: prevent a silent compa...
Case 16 — A correction log for an archive article Identify the original error and the corrected text, date the correction and link the source. Keep th...
Case 35 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep ...
Case 16 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation Correction note for “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observati...
Was the analysis prespecified or exploratory, and how was uncertainty reported? Record what the paper states and mark unreported fields instead of ass...
Case 8 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? An apparent difference can motivate a method question without proving t...
Case 18 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample A collection of forum reports is being treated as a representative sample. What limitations b...
Case 9 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly A result is described only as statistically significant. What information is missing? E...