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Table 3 stages of filtration for selecting relevant papers for SLR

From: Secure big data ecosystem architecture: challenges and solutions

Filtration stage

Method

Assessment criteria

Stage-I

Classify related studies from investigated databases

All keywords inclusive (N = 175)

Stage-II

Eliminate studies based on titles

Title = search term

Include else exclude (N = 135)

Stage-III

Eliminate studies based on abstracts

Abstract = big data ecosystem challenges

Include else exclude (N = 92)

Stage-IV

Retrieve and critically evaluate selected studies

Address security and privacy in big data ecosystem (N = 79)

Yes = accepted

No = rejected