Table 2 Characteristics of errors reported in published errata on COVID-19 therapeutics research articles
Error location | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abstract/title/byline | Body of article | Tables and figures | Supplemental material | References | Total N (%) | ||
Error type | Author attribution | 4 | 3 | 7 (16.3) | |||
Author conflict of interest disclosure | 10 | 10 (23.2) | |||||
Numerical or statistical error | 1 | 1 | 9 | 11 (25.6) | |||
Textual error | 4 | 4 (9.3) | |||||
Incorrect table or figure included | 1 | 1 (9.3) | |||||
Interpretation errora | 1 | 1 (9.3) | |||||
Citation error | 2 | 1 | 3 (7.1) | ||||
Otherb | 1 | 4 | 1 | 6 (14.0) | |||
Total N (%) | 17 (39.5) | 8 (18.6) | 13 (30.2) | 4 (9.3) | 1 (2.3) | ||