A quantitative approach to combine similar outcomes from multiple studies
Glossary
Meta-analysis
Glossary
Summary (bullet points)
- Purpose is to combine similar quantitative outcome data from multiple studies
- Provides an average effect size with a confidence interval, significance value, and estimate of heterogeneity
Classification (s)
Method
Classification (s)
Evidence synthesis
Foundational paper (s)
Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions: Analysing data and undertaking meta-analyses