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Each entry should retain the date, old text, corrected text, reason and source reference. For a publisher notice, link the notice as well as the origi...
Method note for “Units and scale: prevent a silent comparison error”: use “Record the original units and axis transformation, show any conversion…” as...
Case 50 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods · comparison exercise Correction note for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods...
Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals changed and retain both original reports. Do not infer a physiological trend before assess...
Case 36 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sam...
Case 12 — A correction log that survives the next archive update The final note should distinguish corrected data transcription, changed source eviden...
The summary should say that different quantities were initially mixed and identify how the revised table separates them. No clinical conclusion follow...
Discuss who chose to post, missing outcomes, unverifiable records and changes in reporting over time. Such material can suggest questions but cannot e...
Reader check for “An evidence table with room for negative findings”: distinguish the discussion point “Include all prespecified outcomes where report...
Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcome scale where the paper provides them. Statistical significance alone does not establish practic...
Clarification for “Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive”: the point beginning “Link the publisher notice beside the citation, record i...
Case 10 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation Limit of the answer in “A literature note that separates hypothesis from observ...
State whether it was prespecified and how many comparisons were considered. Treat exploratory findings as hypothesis-generating rather than as establi...