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Guidance on the use of the weight of evidence approach in scientific assessments. / Hardy, Anthony; Benford, Diane; Halldorsson, Thorhallur et al.
In: EFSA Journal, Vol. 15, No. 8, 04971, 08.2017.

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Hardy, A, Benford, D, Halldorsson, T, Jeger, MJ, Knutsen, HK, More, S, Naegeli, H, Noteborn, H, Ockleford, C, Ricci, A, Rychen, G, Schlatter, JR, Silano, V, Solecki, R, Turck, D, Benfenati, E, Chaudhry, QM, Craig, P, Frampton, G, Greiner, M, Hart, A, Hogstrand, C, Lambre, C, Luttik, R, Makowski, D, Siani, A, Wahlstroem, H, Aguilera, J, Dorne, J-L, Fernandez Dumont, A, Hempen, M, Valtueña Martínez, S, Martino, L, Smeraldi, C, Terron, A, Georgiadis, N & Younes, M 2017, 'Guidance on the use of the weight of evidence approach in scientific assessments', EFSA Journal, vol. 15, no. 8, 04971. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2017.4971

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Hardy, A., Benford, D., Halldorsson, T., Jeger, M. J., Knutsen, H. K., More, S., Naegeli, H., Noteborn, H., Ockleford, C., Ricci, A., Rychen, G., Schlatter, J. R., Silano, V., Solecki, R., Turck, D., Benfenati, E., Chaudhry, Q. M., Craig, P., Frampton, G., ... Younes, M. (2017). Guidance on the use of the weight of evidence approach in scientific assessments. EFSA Journal, 15(8), Article 04971. https://doi.org/10.2903/j.efsa.2017.4971

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Hardy A, Benford D, Halldorsson T, Jeger MJ, Knutsen HK, More S et al. Guidance on the use of the weight of evidence approach in scientific assessments. EFSA Journal. 2017 Aug;15(8):04971. Epub 2017 Aug 3. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2017.4971

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Hardy, Anthony ; Benford, Diane ; Halldorsson, Thorhallur et al. / Guidance on the use of the weight of evidence approach in scientific assessments. In: EFSA Journal. 2017 ; Vol. 15, No. 8.

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title = "Guidance on the use of the weight of evidence approach in scientific assessments",
abstract = "Abstract EFSA requested the Scientific Committee to develop a guidance document on the use of the weight of evidence approach in scientific assessments for use in all areas under EFSA's remit. The guidance document addresses the use of weight of evidence approaches in scientific assessments using both qualitative and quantitative approaches. Several case studies covering the various areas under EFSA's remit are annexed to the guidance document to illustrate the applicability of the proposed approach. Weight of evidence assessment is defined in this guidance as a process in which evidence is integrated to determine the relative support for possible answers to a question. This document considers the weight of evidence assessment as comprising three basic steps: (1) assembling the evidence into lines of evidence of similar type, (2) weighing the evidence, (3) integrating the evidence. The present document identifies reliability, relevance and consistency as three basic considerations for weighing evidence.",
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author = "Anthony Hardy and Diane Benford and Thorhallur Halldorsson and Jeger, {Michael John} and Knutsen, {Helle Katrine} and Simon More and Hanspeter Naegeli and Hubert Noteborn and Colin Ockleford and Antonia Ricci and Guido Rychen and Schlatter, {Josef R} and Vittorio Silano and Roland Solecki and Dominique Turck and Emilio Benfenati and Chaudhry, {Qasim Mohammad} and Peter Craig and Geoff Frampton and Matthias Greiner and Andrew Hart and Christer Hogstrand and Claude Lambre and Robert Luttik and David Makowski and Alfonso Siani and Helene Wahlstroem and Jaime Aguilera and Jean-Lou Dorne and {Fernandez Dumont}, Antonio and Michaela Hempen and {Valtue{\~n}a Mart{\'i}nez}, Silvia and Laura Martino and Camilla Smeraldi and Andrea Terron and Nikolaos Georgiadis and Maged Younes",
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AU - Benford, Diane

AU - Halldorsson, Thorhallur

AU - Jeger, Michael John

AU - Knutsen, Helle Katrine

AU - More, Simon

AU - Naegeli, Hanspeter

AU - Noteborn, Hubert

AU - Ockleford, Colin

AU - Ricci, Antonia

AU - Rychen, Guido

AU - Schlatter, Josef R

AU - Silano, Vittorio

AU - Solecki, Roland

AU - Turck, Dominique

AU - Benfenati, Emilio

AU - Chaudhry, Qasim Mohammad

AU - Craig, Peter

AU - Frampton, Geoff

AU - Greiner, Matthias

AU - Hart, Andrew

AU - Hogstrand, Christer

AU - Lambre, Claude

AU - Luttik, Robert

AU - Makowski, David

AU - Siani, Alfonso

AU - Wahlstroem, Helene

AU - Aguilera, Jaime

AU - Dorne, Jean-Lou

AU - Fernandez Dumont, Antonio

AU - Hempen, Michaela

AU - Valtueña Martínez, Silvia

AU - Martino, Laura

AU - Smeraldi, Camilla

AU - Terron, Andrea

AU - Georgiadis, Nikolaos

AU - Younes, Maged

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