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Case 42 — A correction log for an archive article · source wording exercise Clarification for “A correction log for an archive article”: the point beg...

Case 15 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? The summary should say that different quantities were initially mixed ...

Ask whether assay, instrument, units or reference intervals changed and retain both original reports. Do not infer a physiological trend before assess...

Case 53 — Correlation in a small observational dataset · comparison exercise Reader check for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: distingu...

Case 37 — An evidence table with room for negative findings · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “An evidence table with room for negative...

Locate the primary study and confirm that it measured the claimed outcome. Record when only a secondary account was accessible and avoid presenting it...

Describe the species, model and outcome actually studied. Differences in biology and study conditions limit translation; the finding is not a clinical...

Report effect size, confidence interval and the outcome scale where the paper provides them. Statistical significance alone does not establish practic...

Case 4 — A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation Clarification for “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation”: the point ...

Case 4 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources Method note for “Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sour...