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Summary draft for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: the answer addresses “Discuss who chose to post, missing outcomes, unverifiable re...

Create separate columns for the quantity measured, method, units and denominator. Do not subtract the two percentages as though they represented a dis...

Case 22 — Certificate of analysis: which claim does each measurement support? Ask whether the sample identifier, issuing laboratory, report date and r...

Case 29 — Reading an abstract without skipping the methods · source wording exercise A strong abstract conclusion is being discussed without the study...

Case 16 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? Was the analysis prespecified or exploratory, and how was uncertainty reporte...

Reader check for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: distinguish the discussion point “Report sample size, potential confounders…” from it...

Case 40 — A correction log that survives the next archive update · source wording exercise Method note for “A correction log that survives the next ar...

Correction note for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: retain the wording beginning “Treat exploratory findings as hypothesis-ge...

Case 7 — An evidence table with room for negative findings Method note for “An evidence table with room for negative findings”: use “Include all presp...

Case 34 — Certificate of analysis: which claim does each measurement support? · source wording exercise Correction note for “Certificate of analysis: ...