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Case 35 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods · source wording exercise A strong abstract conclusion is being discussed without the study...

Case 26 — Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result? · source wording exercise A value has been quoted without units, assay meth...

Reader check for “Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive”: distinguish the discussion point “Link the publisher notice beside the citati...

Case 20 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample Limit of the answer in “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: “Discuss who chose t...

Put the species or model, design, comparator and measured endpoint before the interpretation. The reader should be able to see what was observed witho...

Case 41 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources · source wording exercise Correction note for “Reference management: disting...

Case 8 — Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible Clarification for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: the point be...

Method note for “A correction log for an archive article”: use “Identify the original error and the corrected text, date…” as a row heading in a propo...

Case 26 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Data provenance: keep sou...