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Case 46 — Confidence intervals: describe uncertainty explicitly · source wording exercise Limit of the answer in “Confidence intervals: describe uncer...
Case 46 — An evidence table with room for negative findings · source wording exercise Method note for “An evidence table with room for negative findin...
Case 20 — Correlation in a small observational dataset Method note for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: use “Report sample size, potent...
Clarification for “A durable glossary entry for an ambiguous abbreviation”: the point beginning “Expand it on first use and name the…” belongs to the ...
Clarification for “Preprint versus peer-reviewed publication”: the point beginning “Link both versions, record dates and check whether…” belongs to th...
Case 42 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together · source wording exercise A table has been copied into a new format without...
Limit of the answer in “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: “Discuss who chose to post, missing outcomes, unverifiable records…” is an ex...
Limit of the answer in “Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive”: “Do not leave the historical citation looking…” is an excerpt from the ...
Create separate columns for the quantity measured, method, units and denominator. Do not subtract the two percentages as though they represented a dis...
Reader check for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: distinguish the discussion point “Discuss who chose to post, missing outcomes, unve...
Method note for “Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together”: use “Keep the source citation, retrieval date and a…” as a row hea...
Link the publisher notice beside the citation, record its date and reassess claims that relied on the paper. Do not leave the historical citation look...
Clarification for “Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result?”: the point beginning “A forum comparison cannot diagnose a condit...
Case 8 — A correction log that survives the next archive update The final note should distinguish corrected data transcription, changed source evidenc...