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Table 7 Definitions of agreement and disagreement for different panel sizes

From: A conceptual framework and protocol for defining clinical decision support objectives applicable to medical specialties

 

Agreement

Disagreement

Panel size

Number of panelists rating outside the 3-point region containing the median

Number of panelists rating in each extreme third of the scale (1-3 and 7-9)

8-10

≤2

≥3

11-13

≤3

≥4

14-16

≤4

≥5

  1. Note. Definitions of disagreement and agreement reflect the default definitions according to the developers of the RAND/UCLA Appropriateness Method. These are also the most widely used definitions.
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BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making

ISSN: 1472-6947

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