1a.
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Is the publication in which the figure is reported a primary publication?
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7/8
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8/8
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8/8
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8/8
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1b.
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Is the primary publication known?
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7/7
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7/8
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7/8
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5/7a
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1c.
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Is the primary publication verifiable?
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7/7
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8/8
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7/8
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4/7a
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3a.
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Is the figure expressed in absolute terms?
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4/8a
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6/8a
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5/8a
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6/8a
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3b.
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Is the figure expressed in relative terms?
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6/8a
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6/6
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5/5
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5/6
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3c.
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Does the figure you are assessing match the figure in the primary publication?
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5/7a
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6/8a
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5/8a
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8/8
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4b.
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Does the definition of the subject of the figure you are assessing match the definition of the subject in the primary publication?
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5/7a
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6/8a
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5/8a
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5/8a
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5b.
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Does the definition of the population of the figure you are assessing match the definition in the primary publication?
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6/7
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5/8a
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6/8a
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5/8a
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6b.
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Does the geographical area of the figure you are assessing match the geographical area in the primary publication?
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6/7
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5/8a
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8/8
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8/8
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7a
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Is the time period in which the units are counted described in the primary publication?
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8/8
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6/8a
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7/8
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5/8a
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7b.
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Does the time period to which the figure applies match the time period in the primary publication?
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6/7
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4/8a
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7/8
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6/8a
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8a.
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Are the data on which the figure is based collected periodically?
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8/8
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5/8a
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6/8a
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7/8
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8b.
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Are the data on which the figure is based collected only once?
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N.A.
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5/5
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2/2
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1/1
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9a.
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Is the figure based on a sample?
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8/8
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5/8a
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7/8
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7/8
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9b.
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Is the sample size known?
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7/8
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3/3
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1/1
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1/1
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9c.
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Is the response known?
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8/8
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2/3
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1/1
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1/1
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9d.
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Were important groups disregarded in the calculation of the figure?
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7/8
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2/3
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1/1
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N.A.
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10a.
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Were the data collected through an existing registration?
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7/8
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7/8
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5/8a
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5/8a
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10b.
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Is it known which registration was used?
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1/1
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7/7
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2/3
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3/3
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11a.
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Were the data collected through survey research?
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8/8
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6/8a
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7/8
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7/8
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11b.
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Are the questions on which the figure is based described precisely?
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7/8
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5/6
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1/1
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1/1
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11c.
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Are the answer categories of the questions described?
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7/8
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6/6
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1/1
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1/1
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12a.
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Are the data collected through direct observations?
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8/8
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8/8
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8/8
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6/8a
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12b.
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Is it known how the direct observations took place?
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N.A.
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N.A.
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N.A.
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2/2
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13a.
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Was the figure constructed through modelling?
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7/8
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5/8a
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8/8
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6/8a
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13b.
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Are the assumptions which were made in the model known?
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1/1
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2/3
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8/8
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3/6a
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