Toward systematic review automation: a practical guide to using machine learning tools in research synthesis

Systematic Reviews

Byron C. Wallace¹  Iain J. Marshall² 

[1] Khoury College of Computer Sciences, Northeastern University;School of Population Health & Environmental Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences and Medicine, King’s College London;

关键词: Machine learning;    Natural language processing;    Evidence synthesis;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s13643-019-1074-9

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

Abstract Technologies and methods to speed up the production of systematic reviews by reducing the manual labour involved have recently emerged. Automation has been proposed or used to expedite most steps of the systematic review process, including search, screening, and data extraction. However, how these technologies work in practice and when (and when not) to use them is often not clear to practitioners. In this practical guide, we provide an overview of current machine learning methods that have been proposed to expedite evidence synthesis. We also offer guidance on which of these are ready for use, their strengths and weaknesses, and how a systematic review team might go about using them in practice.

【 授权许可】

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