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Table 2 Raters’ familiarity with summary topics

From: Understanding Plain English summaries. A comparison of two approaches to improve the quality of Plain English summaries in research reports

Rater prior knowledge of subject area

(n)

1. No Prior Knowledge

167

2. Some knowledge via newspapers and media

105

3. Some knowledge via personal experience

60

4. Some professional knowledge

21

5. Other (vague or non-response)

7