I don't quite understand what a meta-analysis is. Help

gebuiteldmz

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2022-09-29

I don't quite understand what a meta-analysis is. Help

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omeopata25

omeopata25

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A meta-analysis is a survey in which the results of the studies included in the review are statistically similar and are combined and analyzed as if they were one study.
Meta-Analysis is a statistical technique for combining the findings from independent studies.
Meta-Analysis is most often used to access the clinical effectiveness of healthcare interventions

Meta-Analysis of trials provide a Precise estimate of treatment effect.
The validity of the meta-analysis depends on the quality of the systematic review on which it is based.
Good meta-analyses aim for complete coverage of all relevant studies, look for the presence of heterogeneity, and explore the robustness of the main findings using sensitivity analysis.

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