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Limit of the answer in “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: “Assess whether the conclusion extends beyond the measurements and note wha...
Case 36 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? · source wording exercise Correction note for “Two laboratories, two p...
Case 35 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation · source wording exercise Clarification for “A literature note that separates h...
Case 8 — Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive Summary draft for “Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive”: the answer add...
Method note for “Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together”: use “Keep the source citation, retrieval date and a…” as a row hea...
Case 39 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together · source wording exercise Correction note for “Data provenance: keep source...
Case 46 — A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation · source wording exercise Reader check for “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous...
Case 30 — Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: “Pub...
Expand it on first use and name the discipline and source context. Add a cross-reference for alternate meanings rather than assuming that every histor...
Clarification for “A correction log that survives the next archive update”: the point beginning “They have different sources and may…” belongs to the ...
Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcome scale where the paper provides them. Statistical significance alone does not establish practic...
Identify the original error and the corrected text, date the correction and link the source. Keep the correction visible to readers who may have saved...
Keep the source citation, retrieval date and a record of conversions or exclusions. Make synthetic examples explicit and never combine them silently w...
Reader check for “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”: distinguish the discussion point “Describe the measurement, population...
Clarification for “Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result?”: the point beginning “Retain units, method, laboratory interval a...