Meta-analysis
Revision as of 12:42, 9 November 2023 by Editor iHTS (talk | contribs) (Created page with "<sup>[http://community-archive.cochrane.org/glossary/5#letterm ''<small>27</small>'']</sup> Statistical combination of results from multiple studies to obtain a single estimate of effect of a particular intervention or variable. '''Note 1:''' The meta-analysis appropriately weights each included study according to its precision and, when RCTs are included, it maintains the randomisation of the individual included studies. [http://htaglossary.net/meta-analysis]")
Statistical combination of results from multiple studies to obtain a single estimate of effect of a particular intervention or variable.
Note 1: The meta-analysis appropriately weights each included study according to its precision and, when RCTs are included, it maintains the randomisation of the individual included studies.