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. 2017 May 5;8(7):231–244. doi: 10.1177/2042098617704143

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Figure 5. — Number of signals of disproportionate reporting (SDRs) identified in the simulation after removal of the masking effect for the Lower95CI. The figure also breaks down the number of SDRs (in purple) and non-SDRs (in green) which have been highlighted by each and both of the methods used in the study. The sectors in light colours indicate the percentage of records (non-SDRs in light green, SDRs in light purple) highlighted before and after removal of the masking. The sectors in dark colours indicate the percentage of new records highlighted after removal of the masking. Finally, the sectors that have been exploded from the pie chart correspond to the SDRs that have disappeared (exploded sector in green) and the new SDRs that have appeared (exploded sector in purple) common to both methods after removal of the masking effect.