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Table 2 Performance of new reviewers by group

From: Does mentoring new peer reviewers improve review quality? A randomized trial

Variable

Control (n = 22)

Mentored (n = 24)

Mean number of invitations to review (95%CI)

15 (5 to 24)

23 (14 to 32)

Mean number of reviews declined (95%CI)

2 (0 to 4)

5 (3 to 6)

Percent of invitations declined (95%CI)

13% (5% to 22%)

23% (15% to 32%)

Mean number of reviews completed (95%CI)

10 (6 to 14)

10 (6 to 14)

Mean review score all reviews (95%CI)

3.4 (3.1 to 3.8)

3.5 (3.2 to 3.9)

Mean review score for the first 3 reviews (95%CI)

3.5 (3.1 to 3.9)

3.5 (3.2 to 3.9)

Mean slope of change of review scores (95%CI)

-0.23 (-0.66 to -0.18)

-0.55 (-0.83 to -0.27)