====== Critical Appraisal Visuals ======

Nested Knowledge automatically generates your Domain Distribution and Traffic Light diagrams if you complete Critical Appraisal through our AutoLit [[:wiki:autolit:critical_appraisal|Critical Appraisal module]].

===== Navigating to Critical Appraisal Visuals =====

Critical Appraisal visuals are found on the Synthesis page, at the bottom of the Contributors column:

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===== Domain Distribution Diagram =====

Once you have navigated to the visuals, you can see the Domain Distribution plots. The categories presented will depend on the Critical Appraisal survey you completed; in the visual below, see the [[https://methods.cochrane.org/bias/resources/rob-2-revised-cochrane-risk-bias-tool-randomized-trials|Cochrane RoB2 tool's]] outputs for Internal Validity and Overall Assessment of risk. These represent global assessments across a nest, rather than study-level outputs.

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===== Traffic Light Diagram =====

Traffic Light diagrams represent study-by-study assessments, where each column is a study-level assessment of the category in question (here, the Internal Validity and Overall Assessment from [[https://methods.cochrane.org/bias/resources/rob-2-revised-cochrane-risk-bias-tool-randomized-trials|Cochrane RoB2 tool's]] survey.

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The study Author/Year (red box) is clickable, opening the Study Modal showing the abstract, data, tags, and search history for the study in question.

==== Filtering Synthesis ====

You can also apply broader filters to view specific sets of studies via the Settings button in the top right. Learn more about [[wiki:synthesis:filters|Synthesis Filters.]]

==== Share or Download ====

Similar to QLS and QNS, you can share your Critical Appraisal page by clicking on the share icon in the top right. You have the choice of sharing via a link or downloading a QR code.