Sample size and precision in NIH peer review.
The Working Group on Peer Review of the Advisory Committee to the Director of NIH has recommended that at least 4 reviewers should be used to assess each grant application. A sample size analysis of the number of reviewers needed to evaluate grant applications reveals that a substantially larger number of evaluators are required to provide the level of precision that is currently mandated. NIH should adjust their peer review system to account for the number of reviewers needed to provide adequate precision in their evaluations.
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David
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Department of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, United States of America. david.kaplan@case.edu
Lacetera
Nicola
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Kaplan
Celia
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D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000191:economics* / Q000639:trends*; D005380:Financing, Government; D009316:National Institutes of Health (U.S.); D010380:Peer Review / Q000639:trends; D017712:Peer Review, Research; D012109:Research Support as Topic; D018401:Sample Size; D014481:United States