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Table 3 Preferences of respondents for harvest plot and table formats

From: An evaluation of harvest plots to display results of meta-analyses in overviews of reviews: a cross-sectional study

 

Harvest Plot

Table

 

Variable (rated on a 100-point Likert scale)

Mean

(SD)

Mean

(SD)

p-value

This type of display is well suited to summarize and graphically display results from meta-analysis

51.6

(26.9)

55.6

(24.8)

0.36

This type of display is aesthetically pleasing

56.3

(29.0)

44.1

(25.0)

0.03

This type of display is easy to understand

52.7

(26.7)

50.7

(26.2)

0.70

This type of display is intuitive

48.8

(25.6)

43.8

(24.2)

0.35