From: Human well-being impacts of terrestrial protected areas
Assessment criteria | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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Clarity of methods | All sample sizes provided, selection method described, questionnaire design fully disclosed | Some information regarding sample size, selection method, or questionnaire design provided | Sample size not given in full, sample selection not stated, questionnaire design not discussed |
Experimental design | Good sample size, appropriate sampling regime, control and intervention well matched, survey appropriately implemented | Low effective sample size, poorly randomised design, control and intervention choice not ideal | Very small sample size, pseudoreplication, non-random sample selection, control and intervention poorly matched/low consistency in sampling over time |
Appropriateness of analysis | Confounding variables accounted for, appropriate metrics reported | Confounders only partly accounted for/only some low risk confounders ignored | Significant confounding variables unaccounted for, inappropriate metrics reported, incorrect statistical analysis |
Implementation bias | No identifiable bias reported/evident | Low level bias present but ignored/strong bias accounted for | Strong bias present and unaccounted for |