Stats Tab

Provides summary statistics about the references currently being displayed. Summary statistics include kappa scores, references imported, duplicate references, number of references from source databases (e.g. PubMed, IEEE, etc.), top 20 journals, top 20 MeSH (Subject) headings, and breakdown of publication year.

Figure: Stats Tab

When you click on the Stats tab, Synthesis will display summary descriptive statistics about the references currently being displayed in the Synthesis main window.

The Descriptive Statistics are:

  • Abstract Kappa: This is the kappa score calculated between the Primary and Secondary reviewer for the Abstracts. This kappa score is only calculated when 100% of the Abstracts have been categorized as either “Included” or “Excluded”.
  • Full Text Kappa: This is the kappa score calculated between the Primary and Secondary reviewer for the Full Text articles. This kappa score is only calculated when 100% of the Full Text articles have been categorized as either “Included” or “Excluded”.
  • Basic Stats – Unique Papers: This is the total number of abstracts that have been imported into the Synthesis project.
  • Basic Stats – Excluded Duplicates: This is the number of unique abstracts in the Synthesis project.
  • Basic Stats – Papers with a DOI: This is the number of abstracts that have a direct reference to the PDF. Some journals or databases have relatively few direct links.
  • Source Database (includes duplicate papers): This section lists the source databases such as PubMed or Embase and the number of abstracts imported from it. This section includes duplicate papers.
  • Source Database (includes duplicate papers): This section lists the source databases such as PubMed or Embase and the number of abstracts imported from it. This section does not include duplicate papers.
  • Top Journals: This section lists the top 20 journals in the Synthesis project.
  • Top Mesh Headings: This section lists the top 20 mesh heading (or keywords for some source databases) in the Synthesis project.
  • Publication Year: This is a breakdown by publication year of the abstracts.