aggregate_tasks.RdA common task in systematic review is to divide a dataset of articles located by a search (typically involving >1 databases) and distributing them amongst a team of reviewers for screening. This function takes a dataset divided using link{distribute_tasks} and recombines them into a single data.frame.
aggregate_tasks(file_names, match_column, selection_column, reviewer_names)a vector or list of file paths used to locate screened files. Must be in .csv format.
The name of the column used to match identical references. In revtools this is 'label', which is the default here.
The name of the column used to store 'selection' data; i.e. which entries have been retained and which excluded. In revtools this is 'selected', which is the default here.
Optional vector of names used to label the 'results' columns in the resulting data.frame.
Returns a data.frame with one row per unique value of match_column, showing the content of selection_column for each reviewer.
distribute_tasks for the inverse problem of dividing a single dataset amongst many reviewers.