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Methods & evidence

A reader-facing audit of how strong the evidence base is: study designs, paper-level evidence strength, and claim-level grades.

3844
assessed papers
18.0%
causal-design share
35258
classified claims

Study design mix

Assessed papers by paper type.
DesignPapers
Descriptive1116
Theoretical806
Correlational562
Quasi Experimental505
Review Meta486
Rct186
Commentary109
Other73
Experimental1

Paper-level evidence strength

Assessed papers by evidence-strength label.
StrengthPapers
Medium1837
N/a980
Low906
High121

Claim-level evidence grades

Extracted claims by evidence grade.
GradeClaims
Medium19059
Low5785
Speculative4925
High3943
N/a1545
Medium-High1

Highest-weighted evidence categories

Average evidence weight combines study type, evidence grade, and extraction confidence. Categories with fewer than five weighted claims are excluded.

Outcome categories with the highest average claim evidence weight.
Outcome category Claims Papers Average evidence weight
Creative Output 143 57 0.353
Team Performance 320 159 0.284
Worker Satisfaction 484 254 0.267
Output Quality 2025 768 0.259
Task Completion Time 672 442 0.251
Wages & Compensation 312 180 0.246
Decision Quality 2228 872 0.244
Hiring & Recruitment 202 107 0.244
Firm Revenue 656 346 0.238
Error Rate 535 326 0.229

Caveat

The causal-design share is a coarse screening label from automated assessment. It is useful for triage, but individual papers still need human review before making causal claims.