Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 59, Issue 8 , Pages 842-848 , August 2006

Peering at peer review revealed high degree of chance associated with funding of grant applications

  • Nancy E. Mayo

      Affiliations

    • Division of Clinical Epidemiology R4.29, McGill University Health Center, RVH Site, 687 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, H3A 1A1, Canada
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: 514 934 1934 ext 31564; fax: 514 843 1493.
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  • James Brophy

      Affiliations

    • Health Technology Assessment Unit, R4.14, McGill University Health Center, RVH Site, 687 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, H3A 1A1, Canada
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  • Mark S. Goldberg

      Affiliations

    • Division of Clinical Epidemiology R4.29, McGill University Health Center, RVH Site, 687 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, H3A 1A1, Canada
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  • Marina B. Klein

      Affiliations

    • Divisions of Infectious Diseases/Immunodeficiency, Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University Health Centre, 687 Pine Avenue West, Montreal, H3A 1A1, Canada
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  • Sydney Miller

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, Science Pavilion, Concordia University, 7141 Sherbrooke Street West, Montreal, Quebec H4B 1R6, Canada
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  • Robert W. Platt

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics and of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Montreal Children's Hospital Research Institute, 4060 Ste Catherine Street West, #205, Westmount, QC H3Z 2Z3 Canada
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  • Judith Ritchie

      Affiliations

    • McGill University Health Centre, Room D6-156, MGH site, 1650 Cedar Avenue, Montreal Quebec H3G 1A4 Canada

,Accepted 12 December 2005.

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    Values of Cronbach's alpha according to number of reviewers for the projects from new investigators and new teams separately and combined. Shaded area indicates maximum and minimum values of consisten

    Values of Cronbach's alpha according to number of reviewers for the projects from new investigators and new teams separately and combined. Shaded area indicates maximum and minimum values of consistency; line indicates optimal value for internal consistency.

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    Percentage of pairings in which a project failed to meet funding cutoff.

    Percentage of pairings in which a project failed to meet funding cutoff.

PII: S0895-4356(06)00005-9

doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2005.12.007

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology
Volume 59, Issue 8 , Pages 842-848 , August 2006

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