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Table 5 Meta-analysis software – usability ratings (best scoring software from left to right)

From: A systematic comparison of software dedicated to meta-analysis of causal studies

Items and subgroups

MIX

CMA

MetaWin

RevMan

WEasyMA

All researchers (26)

     

Overall rating (min-max)

8.6 (6.7 to 10)

6.9 (3.7 to 9.7)

6.2 (4.3 to 8.7)

6.1 (4.3 to 8.3)

4.2 (1 to 7.3)

   Getting started

8.6

7.4

6.8

7.6

4.5

   Data preparation

8.3

6.3

6.3

4.5

2.6

   Usability in analysis

8.8

7.1

5.6

6.3

5.9

Experienced (7)

     

Overall rating (min-max)

8.1 (7.0 to 9.7)

6.8 (6.0 to 7.3)

5.9 (4.3 to 7.7)

5.4 (4.3 to 6.3)

3.3 (1 to 5.7)

   Getting started

8.0

7.6

6.2

7.5

2.8

   Data preparation

8.3

6.3

6.3

3.0

2.0

   Usability in analysis

8.0

6.6

5.4

6.3

5.3

Inexperienced (19)

     

Overall rating (min-max)

8.7 (6.7 to 10)

7 (3.7 to 9.7)

6.3 (4.3 to 8.7)

6.3 (4.7 to 8.3)

4.6 (1.3 to 7.3)

   Getting started

8.8

7.3

6.9

7.7

5.0

   Data preparation

8.3

6.3

6.3

5.0

2.8

   Usability in analysis

9.1

7.3

5.6

6.3

6.1

  1. All scores are summary scores, based on the scores of items in the 'Installation', 'Data preparation', and 'Usability in analysis' categories. Each item was scored from bad to excellent on a scale from 0 to 10.