Although comments from reviewers are very important in peer review,how to select grants for funding based on reviewers'comments is also indispensable.As making a decision for funding of one proposal,a grant manager needs the help of an appreciable criterion,which is a indicator of reflecting the quality of proposals,in order to pick out grants fairly and conveniently from evaluated proposals.The criterion is a prerequisite for summarizing scientifically comments from different reviewers for one proposal,which help managers to rule out the possibility of unfairness in selecting grants.The quantitative criterion should be a good choice for selecting grants for funding from many evaluated proposals.
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