The apple rating indicates the relative strength of the study based on the criteria below:
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Strength of the study |
Details |
Amounts of apples |
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positive and highly impactful |
The study design is appropriate to answer the designated research questions; the conclusions of the study are adequately supported by the results of the study; no methodological flaws jeopardize the study’s results or generalizability. The study is of high impact.
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Six green apples |
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positive but low impact |
The study design is appropriate to answer the designated research questions; the conclusions of the study are adequately supported by the results of the study; no methodological flaws jeopardize the studies results or generalizability. The study is less than high impact. |
Five green apple |
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Neutral |
The study is neither exceptionally strong nor exceptionally weak. At least one study design issues compromise the integrity of the study, but the conclusions are still mostly supported by the results that were presented. |
Four green apple |
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Negative |
The study has several design issues that compromise the integrity of the study. The conclusions are not supported by the results of the study or by science in general. |
Two brown apple |
