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Table 2 Quotations

From: Did we describe what you meant? Findings and methodological discussion of an empirical validation study for a systematic review of reasons

Total quotations in systematic review (= in 75 references):

n1 = 781

Quotations in one questionnaire:

 

  Range:

1–66

  Arithmetic mean:

10.41

  Quartiles (Q 1 , Q 2 /median, Q 3 ):

3, 6, 12–13

  Mode:

2

Total quotations in questionnaires sent (= in 64 references):

n2 = 709 (91% of n1)

Quotations in one questionnaire:

 

  Range:

1–66

  Arithmetic mean:

10.07

  Quartiles (Q 1 , Q 2 /median, Q 3 ):

3, 6, 12–13

  Mode:

2

Quotations total in completed responses (= in 13 references):

n3 = 98 (13%/14% of n1/n2)

Quotations in one questionnaire:

 

  Range:

1–34

  Arithmetic mean:

7.54

  Quartiles (Q 1 , Q 2 /median, Q 3 ):

4, 5, 8–9

  Mode:

4