. 2020 Feb 3;5:3. doi: 10.1186/s41073-019-0089-z

Table 4.

Associations between funding outcome and a positive response to the questions on the acceptability of randomisation

Question number and text	Funded by lottery n / N	Not funded by lottery n / N	Declined by panel n / N	p value
Q2. Do you think the randomisation process is an acceptable method of allocating Explorer Grant funds?	18 / 23 (78%)	3 / 5 (60%)	21 / 48 (44%)	0.044
Q3. Do you think a randomisation process would be an acceptable method for the allocation of funding for other grant types?	13 / 23 (57%)	0 / 5 (0%)	12 / 48 (25%)	0.010

Question number and text

Funded by lottery
n / N

Not funded by lottery
n / N

Declined by panel
n / N

p value

Q2. Do you think the randomisation process is an acceptable method of allocating Explorer Grant funds?

18 / 23

(78%)

3 / 5

(60%)

21 / 48

(44%)

0.044

Q3. Do you think a randomisation process would be an acceptable method for the allocation of funding for other grant types?

13 / 23

(57%)

0 / 5

(0%)

12 / 48

(25%)

0.010

Cells are the number of positive responses / total number of responses, and the percent of positive responses. Surveys from applicants in 2013 to 2018 (N = 76). The last column is the p value from a permutation test of the independence between funding outcome and positive response to the questions.