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Adherence to these method guidelines is necessary in order to reduce the influence of demand characteristics, placebo effects, and underreporting that might otherwise produce false positive findings.
Considering the advantages of the Delphi method guidelines in defining the format and structure of the survey to efficiently evaluate the drivers, the online survey takes much inspiration from the Delphi method.
This systematic review was completed according to pre-defined protocols that followed the method guidelines from the Cochrane Handbook [20] and the Centre for Reviews and Dissemination's Guidance for Undertaking Reviews in Healthcare [34].
The diversity factors presented differ as much as 46% from those currently published in ASHRAE 90.1 2004 energy cost method guidelines, a document referenced by energy modelers regarding occupancy diversity factors for simulations.
The study follows method guidelines and extrapolates from the observed data to report cost-effectiveness over the patients' lifetime [ 37].
This review adheres to the Updated Method Guidelines for Systematic Reviews in the Cochrane Collaboration Back Review Group [ 5].
Testing procedures can follow the ASTM [ 24], ISO 20079 [ 26], OECD [ 19], Environment Canada [ 25], or EPA [ 23] test method guidelines.
The overall quality of the evidence for each outcome in the included studies was assessed using the GRADE approach [ 43, 44], as recommended by the updated Cochrane Back Review Group method guidelines [ 38].
A systematic review was conducted according to a predefined protocol based on the method guidelines of the Back Review Group of the Cochrane Collaboration 19 and the Cochrane handbook.
