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Meta-analysis

A quantitative approach to combine similar outcomes from multiple studies

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