Decide whether a paper is worth reading in full

How it works

1. Add Kriterio to Chrome. In its settings, turn on the Researcher preset (marked Beta).
2. Set your bar: the smallest sample you accept (default 200) and the design you require (default: randomized).
3. Open a paper and click the Kriterio icon, or press Alt+Shift+D.
4. Get Read, Skim or Skip with the reason. If the sample size isn't printed, it asks you instead of working one out.

What it checks

• In code, every time: the sample size and the study design, using only numbers and words the paper prints.
• By the AI, quoting the page: whether the population studied fits your question (by default, adults in general practice).
• Where: the preset turns on by itself on arXiv, PubMed, PubMed Central, bioRxiv, medRxiv, Nature, ScienceDirect, PLOS and Frontiers.

Questions

Does it summarize the paper?

No. It checks the paper against your bar and tells you whether to read it. The reading is still yours.

Is the Researcher preset ready?

It's marked Beta: it works today, and we're still tuning how it reads papers. A number it can't find is a question, never a guess.

What does it cost?

Free covers all presets with your own limits and 25 checks a week. Pro ($12/month) adds your own rules in plain words, Compare for your open tabs, deep check and 100 checks a day.

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