nttoestablishhowthemeasurementwasconducted.Werethoseinvolvedincollectingdatatrainedoreducatedintheuseoftheinstrument/s?(e.g.radiographers).Iftherewasmorethanonedatacollector,weretheysimilarintermsoflevelofeducation,clinicalorresearchexperience,orlevelofresponsibilityinthepieceofresearchbeingappraised?Wastheexposureperiodofinterestlongenoughtobemeaningful?Itisparticularlyimportantinacase-e.e.Wasappropriatestatisticalanalysisused?Aswithanyconsiderationofstatisticalanalysis,considerationshouldbegiventowhethertherewasamoreappropriatealternatestatisticalmethodthatcouldhavebeenused.Additionally,itisalsoimportanttoassesstheappropriatenessoftheanalyticalstrategyintermsoftheassumptionsassociatedwiththeapproachasdifferingmethodsofanalysisarebasedondifferingassumptionsaboutthedataandhowitwillrespond.
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