The phrase "application of the grade" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to education, assessment, or evaluation where the implementation or use of a specific grade is being discussed.
Example: "The application of the grade will determine the student's eligibility for the advanced program."
Alternatives: "use of the grade" or "implementation of the grade".
We applied this approach to three Cochrane reviews with the aim of better understanding the application of the GRADE criteria to such reviews.
This paper described the application of the Grade of Membership models to summarize population health status using World Health Survey data.
Nonetheless, the panel of experts was not always comfortable with the application of the GRADE system.
This bolsters our confidence in the application of the GRADE system in the present study.
The overall quality of the study was determined through an application of the GRADE guidelines [ 13– 13].
This is consistent with the ongoing debate in the literature on the application of the GRADE approach to a range of decisions [ 10, 12].
To investigate the application of the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation (GRADE) approach and the quality of evidence ratings in systematic reviews of complex interventions.
Standardised applications of the grading system have led to still higher accuracy in predicting the outcome of breast cancer (Theissig et al, 1990; Royal College of Pathologists Working Group, 1991; Elston and Ellis, 1991; Simpson and Page, 1994).
It is likely that the strict application of the newer GRADE guidance could have led to further downgrading of the quality of evidence for some of our outcomes, although this may not have changed our recommendations.
Application of the morphometrical grading led the classification towards the less malignant end of the scale as compared with the subjective grading.
Repeatability of application of the radiographic grading system was not assessed.
