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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/product/pdf/assessing-the-risk-of-bias-in-systematic-reviews-of-health-care-interventions-01.pdf
May 01, 2005 - “Estimate.” … of that point estimate. … Precision
Precision refers to the degree of uncertainty surrounding an effect estimate with respect … We recommend that AHRQ reviews exclude considerations of power
and precision of the effect estimate … Selection bias results
when the study design results in a biased estimate of the effect because the
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/methods-guidance-tests-prognostic/methods
December 01, 2019 - Typically patients are classified as diagnostic test positive or negative to estimate the test’s accuracy … development sample) by using the data to define cutoff levels or model its relationships to the outcome and estimate
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/home-based-care_research-protocol.pdf
November 19, 2014 - precise estimates on outcomes for which studies are homogeneous enough to provide
a meaningful combined estimate … • Moderate —We are moderately confident that the estimate of effect lies close to
the true effect … • Low—We have limited confidence that the estimate of effect lies close to the true
effect for this … that additional evidence is needed before concluding either that the
findings are stable or that the estimate … an effect, or we
have no confidence in the estimate of effect for this outcome.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/weight-loss-surgery_executive.pdf
June 01, 2013 - Further research is very unlikely to change our
confidence on the estimate of effect. … Further research may change our
confidence in the estimate of effect and may change the
estimate. … Further research is likely to change our confidence
in the estimate of effect and is likely to change … the
estimate. … which 100 or more patients contributed data to a particular
adverse event category; thus, the rate estimate
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/rheumatoid-arthritis-medicine-update_research-protocol.pdf
May 15, 2017 - -
analyses that include a small number of studies;30 before routinely calculating a pooled
summary estimate … Moderate We are moderately confident that the estimate of effect lies close to the true effect for
this … Low We have limited confidence that the estimate of effect lies close to the true effect for
this outcome … Insufficient We have no evidence, we are unable to estimate an effect, or we have no confidence in
the … estimate of effect for this outcome.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hyperactivity-disorder-protocol.pdf
November 10, 2024 - • Imprecision: Describes the level of certainty of the estimate of effect for a particular
outcome … , where a precise estimate is one that allows a clinically useful conclusion. … • Moderate: We are moderately confident that the estimate of effect lies close to the true
effect … • Insufficient: We have no evidence, we are unable to estimate an effect, or we have no
confidence … in the estimate of effect for this outcome.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hyperactivity-disorder-protocol-amendment.pdf
January 08, 2025 - • Imprecision: Describes the level of certainty of the estimate of effect for a particular
outcome … , where a precise estimate is one that allows a clinically useful conclusion. … • Moderate: We are moderately confident that the estimate of effect lies close to the true
effect … • Insufficient: We have no evidence, we are unable to estimate an effect, or we have no
confidence … in the estimate of effect for this outcome.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/lumbar-fusion-protocol.pdf
June 20, 2024 - • Precision (precise or imprecise)
o Describes the level of certainty of the effect estimate for … a particular outcome
with a precise estimate being one that allows a clinically useful conclusion. … Moderate We are moderately confident that the estimate of effect lies close to the true effect for
this … Low We have limited confidence that the estimate of effect lies close to the true effect for this
outcome … Insufficient We are unable to estimate an effect, or we have no confidence in the estimate of effect
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/hyperactivity-disorder/protocol
February 01, 2025 - Imprecision: Describes the level of certainty of the estimate of effect for a particular outcome, where … a precise estimate is one that allows a clinically useful conclusion. … Moderate: We are moderately confident that the estimate of effect lies close to the true effect for this … Insufficient: We have no evidence, we are unable to estimate an effect, or we have no confidence in the … estimate of effect for this outcome.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/epc-evidence-reviews-federal-agencies.pdf
July 01, 2020 - Federal agencies should estimate about 5 months from agreement on the scope of work to the start of the
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/carioverter-difibrillators/abstract
December 01, 2019 - Aim 4: To estimate the incidence of various potential short and long-term adverse events following ICD
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/medical-evidence-communication/research-protocol
December 01, 2019 - Precision—“the degree of certainty surrounding an effect estimate with respect to a given outcome.” … interval, which indicates the reproducibility of the estimate. … Further research is very unlikely to change our confidence in the estimate of effect. … Further research may change our confidence in the estimate of the effect and may change the estimate. … the estimate.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/rfviia.pptx
May 01, 2010 - Moderate ●●○
Further research may change the confidence in the estimate of effect and may change the … estimate. … Low ●○○
Further research is likely to change the confidence in the estimate of effect and is likely … to change the estimate. … the estimate), low (further research is likely to change the confidence in the estimate of effect and
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/rfviia.pptx
May 01, 2010 - Moderate ●●○
Further research may change the confidence in the estimate of effect and may change the … estimate. … Low ●○○
Further research is likely to change the confidence in the estimate of effect and is likely … to change the estimate. … the estimate), low (further research is likely to change the confidence in the estimate of effect and
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/allergy-seasonal_research-protocol.pdf
March 08, 2012 - Further research is very
unlikely to change our confidence in the estimate of effect. … Further research
may change our confidence in the estimate of effect and may change the estimate. … the estimate. … Further
research may change our confidence in the estimate of effect and may change the
estimate. … the
estimate
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s38.pdf
October 01, 2007 - Results: Investigators can use available information from an auto-
mated database to estimate the amount … To estimate �, we calculate the
between mean square (BMS) as BMS � �
i�1
k m�y�i � y��
2/
�k � 1�, … Often the goal of a study is to estimate the average
value of Y among all subjects in a given treatment … to detect the hypothesized effect.14
Planning for a cluster-randomized trial requires an a
priori estimate … example we presented considered the
observed outcome during a cluster-randomized trial, a pretrial
estimate
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s77.pdf
October 01, 2007 - detailed records regarding both phar-
macy utilization and means testing, it is possible to formally
estimate … copayments are tied to the
cost of their specific drugs, the actual list of medications
would be required to estimate … With the most conser-
vative estimate, assuming all brand name usage and no
prescription fills for longer
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/hepatitis-c-treatment-adherence/research-protocol
December 01, 2019 - Further research is very unlikely to change our confidence in the estimate of effect. … Further research may change our confidence in the estimate of effect and may change the estimate. … Further research is likely to change the confidence in the estimate of effect and is likely to change … the estimate. … well-designed search, but will provide a more useful answer to end-users of the review than a quantitative estimate
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/products/disruptive-behavior-disorder/research-protocol
December 01, 2019 - In addition, we will use the full-text screening form to estimate the numbers of studies available to … The random effects in such a model will allow both an estimate of the overall (population) effect as … Moderate
We are moderately confident that the estimate of effect lies close to the true effect for … Insufficient
We have no evidence, we are unable to estimate an effect, or we have no confidence in … the estimate of effect for this outcome.
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effectivehealthcare-admin.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/crohns-disease_research-protocol.pdf
September 01, 2010 - We will estimate treatment effects
relative to the reference treatment (basic parameters, i.e. comparisons … evidence reflects the true effect and further
research is very unlikely to change our confidence in the estimate … of the effect and may change the
estimate); (3) “low” grade (indicating low confidence that the evidence … reflects the true effect
and further research is likely to change our confidence in the estimate of … the effect and is likely
to change the estimate); and (4) “insufficient” grade (evidence is unavailable