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. 2022 Jun 11;13:17. doi: 10.1186/s13326-022-00272-6

Table 3.

Level of evidence of a sentence with a phenotype definition (Rule-based final decisions)

Rule Rule description Level of evidence Final Decision Number of Sentences (%)
R1 If INC = True and ITC = False and EXC = False The sentence shows strong evidence of a phenotype definition Positive 1222 (30.77%)
R2 If INC = True and ITC = True and EXC = False The sentence shows strong evidence of a phenotype definition
R3 If INC = True and ITC = True and EXC = True The sentence shows strong intermediate evidence of a phenotype definition due to the presence of any of the Exclusion criteria Intermediate I 701 (17.65%)
R4 If INC = True and ITC = False and EXC = True The sentence shows strong intermediate evidence of a phenotype definition due to the presence of any of the Exclusion criteria
R5 If INC = False and ITC = True and EXC = False The sentence shows weak intermediate evidence of a phenotype definition due to the absence of any of the Inclusion criteria, but the presence of any of the intermediate criteria Intermediate II 914 (23.01%)
R6 If INC = False and ITC = True and EXC = True The sentence shows weak intermediate evidence of a phenotype definition due to the absence of any of the Inclusion criteria, but the presence of any of the intermediate criteria
R7 If INC = False and ITC = False and EXC = True The sentence shows no evidence of a phenotype definition Negative 1134 (28.55%)

INC Inclusion conclusion, ITC Intermediate conclusion, EXC Exclusion conclusion