Description
Return weighted missing participant-information share.
Research ethics review involves evidence, participants, governance and context as well as record completeness. Role counts, disclosure presence and weighted criterion terms can organize supplied assertions; a complete checklist or numerical score does not itself determine ethical acceptability or valid authority.
Return weighted missing participant-information share.
When to use this tool
Use Participant Info Omission Share when checking the stated research-review record, role, disclosure or criterion convention.
How to use the tool and how it works
- Enter requiredFields, disclosedFields, fieldWeights. Follow any array-alignment requirements below. Use the units and conventions below.
- Run the tool. Correct any format, range, or cross-field input error before interpreting the output.
- Read missingWeight, requiredWeight, omissionShare, defined. Inspect defined before interpreting the associated values.
Return weighted missing participant-information share. Require unique aligned requiredFields/nonnegative weights; missingWeight sums undisclosed labels, omissionShare divides by total required weight or is zero with defined false.1
| Input field | Meaning and units | Accepted input |
|---|---|---|
| requiredFields | Required Fields | Required. Array of text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192; maximum items 256. |
| disclosedFields | Disclosed Fields | Required. Array of text; maximum UTF-16 length 8192; maximum items 256. |
| fieldWeights | Field Weights | Required. Array of finite number; minimum 0; maximum items 256. |
| Output field | Interpretation | Returned shape |
|---|---|---|
| missingWeight | Missing Weight | Required. Finite number. |
| requiredWeight | Required Weight | Required. Finite number. |
| omissionShare | Omission Share | Required. Finite number. |
| defined | Whether the stated denominator or information basis supports this value; inspect placeholders before interpretation. | Required. Boolean. |
{
"input": {
"requiredFields": [
"purpose",
"contact"
],
"disclosedFields": [
"purpose"
],
"fieldWeights": [
3,
1
]
},
"output": {
"missingWeight": 1,
"requiredWeight": 4,
"omissionShare": 0.25,
"defined": true
}
}Limitations and assumptions
- Zero-weight omissions do not change the share; matching disclosures does not establish comprehension or valid informed consent.
- Inputs must satisfy both the field types and the cross-field conditions above. Invalid input causes an error; a successful false flag or documented placeholder is a different result.
- Numeric calculations use binary floating point unless exact decimal-integer arithmetic is explicitly stated. No hidden measurement tolerance or decimal rounding is added; nonfinite or out-of-contract results are rejected. Numeric signed-zero results are exported as zero.
Alternative or Complementary methods
Review the original protocol, evidence and governance requirements with the responsible ethics body and qualified professionals for substantive decisions.
References
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