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Table 9 Comparison between the number of initial seed articles used

From: Research Screener: a machine learning tool to semi-automate abstract screening for systematic reviews

Rounda

1 seed article

12 seed articles

Foundb

Flaggedc

Finald

Foundb

Flaggedc

Finald

0

0

1

1

0

12

12

1

13

14

5

23

35

22

2

24

38

13

25

60

25

3

25

63

19

18

78

26

4

11

74

21

14

92

27

5

19

93

21

12

104

27

6

15

108

24

11

115

28

7

13

121

26

13

128

30

8

9

130

28

8

136

32

9

6

136

28

8

144

34

10

9

145

30

6

150

34

11

4

149

30

4

154

35

12

4

153

30

7

161

36

13

1

163

32

4

165

36

14

4

167

34

3

168

36

15

10

177

35

3

171

36

16

1

178

36

4

175

36

17

0

178

36

4

179

36

18

2

180

36

2

181

36

19

3

183

36

1

182

36

20

3

186

36

2

184

36

  1. aRounds of 50 papers
  2. bNumber of papers flagged per round
  3. cCumulative number of papers flagged
  4. dCumulative number of final articles found