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Case 6 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured Limit of the answer in “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measur...

Case 3 — Clinical questions in an archive discussion A reader asks whether an experimental finding should change their treatment. What is an appropria...

Case 64 — A literature note that separates hypothesis from observation · comparison exercise Clarification for “A literature note that separates hypot...

Clarification for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: the point beginning “Discuss who chose to post, missing outcomes, unverifiable rec...

Clarification for “A correction log for an archive article”: the point beginning “Keep the correction visible to readers who may have…” belongs to the...

Ask whether the sample identifier, issuing laboratory, report date and relevant analytical method can be verified. A copied certificate may be genuine...

Link both versions, record dates and check whether methods or conclusions changed. Publication status is useful context but is not itself a guarantee ...

Case 14 — Data provenance: keep source, transformation and output together Keep the source citation, retrieval date and a record of conversions or exc...

Keep the source citation, retrieval date and a record of conversions or exclusions. Make synthetic examples explicit and never combine them silently w...

Case 4 — A correction log that survives the next archive update Each entry should retain the date, old text, corrected text, reason and source referen...

Case 14 — Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample Correction note for “Selection bias in a self-reported forum sample”: retain the wording begi...