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Paynter R, Bañez LL, Berliner E, et al. EPC Methods: An Exploration of the Use of Text-Mining Software in Systematic Reviews [Internet]. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2016 Apr.

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Table E-2Evaluation components and choices

ItemDescriptionChoices
NameThe full name of the tool or resourceAny
AcronymAcronym or alternate name of the tool or resourceAny
URLThe URL to the web-based tool or resource or to the file downloadAny
AvailabilityAvailability, either freely available to all users or proprietary or commercial productFR, Free| FRT, Free limited time trial| CP, Commercial Product| UC, Unclear| OTH, Other| NA, Not Applicable
CostCost of the tool or resource or subscription to services in U.S. dollarsAny
Web-BasedIs the tool accessible for use via the internet using a URL?0, No| 1, Yes| UC, Unclear
PlatformSupported operating system for tools or resources that require download or installationWIN, Windows| MAC, Macintosh |LIN, Linux| MULTI, Multiple| OTH, Other| UC, Unclear| NA, Not Applicable
DeveloperCompany, institution, or individual credited as the developer of the tool or resourceAny
MultiuserDoes the tool or resource support multiple concurrent users for collaboration on an individual project0, No| 1, Yes| UC, Unclear
LiteratureHas literature been identified that describes the development, validation, or evaluation of the tool or resource?0, No| 1, Yes| UC, Unclear
Citation(s)List the publication(s) that describe development, validation, or evaluation of the tool or resource.Any/ link to PubMed UI
ApplicabilityIs the tool or resource designed to support, or could it be easily modified to support, the conduct of a systematic reviews?0, No| 1, Yes| UC, Unclear
Prior Use in a Systematic ReviewHas the tool or resource previously been used to support a systematic reviews?0, No| 1, Yes| UC, Unclear
Systematic Review SupportHow the tool has been or could be used to support conduct of the systematic review.TR, topic refinement, scope, or question development| FI, searching, collecting, retrieving literature or data| IE, screening or eligibility assessment| EX, data extraction or synthesis| OTH, other| UC, unclear
Deploy StatusIs the tool or resource fully functional and available for use (i.e., not in development or pilot status)?0, No| 1, Yes| UC, Unclear
Tech LevelDegree of technical expertise or support expected for an average user to install, customize and/or run the tool or resource.0, Low| 1, Medium| 2, High| UC, Unclear
FeaturesBroad list of functions or features specific to text mining.ATM, Automatic Term Recognition| DCT, Document Clustering| DCL, Document Classification| DTM, Document Term Matrix| IEX, Information Extraction| IR, Information Retrieval| NLP, Natural Language Processing| TRV, Text Retrieval | TCA, Text Categorization| TCL, Text Cluster| TSM, Text Summarization| VIZ, Visualization| WFA, Word Frequency Analysis
HelpAvailability of instructions or other help documentation for use and installation of the toolAny, link to help documentation or manual
CommentsCommentsAny
RegistrationIs registration or an account required?0, No| 1, Yes| UC, Unclear

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