From: Grant reviewer perceptions of the quality, effectiveness, and influence of panel discussion
Question | Q5. Outcome affected (1 or 2) | Q5. Outcome unaffected (3, 4 or 5) | Significance (affected vs unaffected) |
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Q1. Did the grant application discussions facilitate reviewer participation? | Y = 96% [94–98%] | Y = 84% [79–89%] | χ2 [1] = 30.8, p < 0.001, d = 0.33 |
Q2. How useful were the grant application discussions in clarifying differing reviewer opinions? | 2.0 [1.9–2.1] | 3.0 [2.8–3.2] | U[450, 184] = 67,562, p < 0.001, d = 0.86 |
Q3. Was the format and duration of the grant application discussions sufficient to allow the non-assigned reviewers to cast well informed merit scores? | Y = 84% [76–88%] | Y = 65% [74–82%] | χ2 [1] = 26.2, p < 0.001, d = 0.40 |
Q4. How useful was the Chair in facilitating the application discussions? | 2.0 [1.9–2.1] | 3.0 [2.8–3.2] | U[446, 181] = 54,003, p < 0.001, d = 0.78 |