GRADE
Type: framework Aliases: GRADE system Evidence Grade evidence rating epistemic rating GRADE framework
Systems Analogy
An industry inspection framework that rates build quality from precision-certified down to unvetted home assembly.
Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development, and Evaluation; a standardized framework for rating the quality of scientific evidence from High to Very Low.
Scientific Sources & Verbatim Definitions
- Empirical StudyGuyatt GH, et al. GRADE: an emerging consensus on rating quality of evidence and strength of recommendations. BMJ. 2008;336(7650):924-926. ↗
"The GRADE system classifies the quality of evidence into one of four grades—high, moderate, low, or very low."