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Clarification for “Correlation in a small observational dataset”: the point beginning “Report sample size, potential confounders…” belongs to the ques...
Case 2 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together Keep the source citation, retrieval date and a record of conversions or excl...
Case 63 — Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result? · comparison exercise Method note for “Assay-specific reference ranges: wha...
Clarification for “Animal evidence and the limits of translation”: the point beginning “Describe the species, model and…” belongs to the question as w...
Correction note for “Retractions and expressions of concern in an archive”: retain the wording beginning “Link the publisher notice beside the citatio...
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...
Method note for “Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together”: use “Keep the source citation, retrieval date and a…” as a row hea...
Correction note for “Reading an abstract without skipping the methods”: retain the wording beginning “Assess whether the conclusion extends beyond the...
Case 13 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured Describe the measurement, population or model, units and uncertainty shown. Inte...
Method note for “Exploratory subgroup analysis: keep the label visible”: use “State whether it was prespecified and how…” as a row heading in a propos...
Case 3 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? Was the analysis prespecified or exploratory, and how was uncertainty reported...
Case 13 — Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary sources Correction note for “Reference management: distinguish primary and secondary...
Correction note for “Reproducibility checklist for a bench-method discussion”: retain the wording beginning “Keep this as research documentation and d...