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Table 2 Risk of bias assessment for eight studies included in “Effect” section

From: A systematic review of tagging as a method to reduce theft in retail environments

Study

Selection bias

Measurement bias

Regression to the mean

Contamination effects

Farrington et al. (1993)

Medium

Low

High

Medium

Bamfield (1994)

High

Medium

High

Medium

DiLonardo and Clarke (1996)

Medium

Medium

High

Medium

Hayes and Blackwood (2006)

Medium

Low

Low

Medium

Beck and Palmer (2010)

Medium

Medium

Medium

Medium

Downs et al. (2011)

High

High

High

High

Retailer A (2015)

Medium

High

High

High

Retailer B (2015)

High

High

High

High