Table 7.
Hypothesis test: rigour of development is greater where panel is known to have methodology expertise
| Rater | Expert Panel | No or Uncertain Expertise | p |
| Generalist #1 | 79 | 58 | 0.002 |
| Generalist #2 | 79 | 57 | 0.001 |
| Specialist #1 | 73 | 58 | 0.015 |
| Specialist #2 | 75 | 65 | 0.09 |
| Researcher #1 | 72 | 57 | 0.02 |
| Research #2 | 80 | 61 | 0.014 |
| All 6 appraisers combined | 78 | 59 | <0.001 |
This table contains the scores for the Agree Domain on Rigour of Development. CPGs were classified as having an expert panel if 1) there were more than 3 authors listed (or an agency) and 2) there was an experienced CPG methodologist clearly identified as a panel member or if one of the study investigators was recognized as such. All others were classified as "No or Uncertain Expertise". The p value for the independent samples t-test is shown.