Inter-rater reliability of AMSTAR is dependent on the pair of reviewers

Inter-rater reliability of AMSTAR is dependent on the pair of reviewers

Abstract Background Inter-rater reliability (IRR) is mainly assessed based on only two reviewers of unknown expertise. The aim of this paper is to examine differences in the IRR of the Assessment of Multiple Systematic Reviews (AMSTAR) and R(evised)-AMSTAR depending on the pair of reviewers. Methods...

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Main Authors: Dawid Pieper, Anja Jacobs, Beate Weikert, Alba Fishta, Uta Wegewitz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:BMC Medical Research Methodology
Subjects:
Systematic review
AMSTAR
Reliability and validity
Observer variation
Clinimetrics
Measurement properties
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12874-017-0380-y

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