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Meta-analysis is a method of synthesis of quantitative data from multiple independent studies addressing a common research question. An important part of this method involves computing a combined effect size across all of the studies.
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| Meta-analysis | is a | method of synthesis of quantitative data from multiple independent studies addressing a common research question | 0.90 | text |
| odds ratios or relative risks | instance of | and typically represents summary estimates | 0.80 | text |
| WinBUGS | instance of | software | 0.80 | text |
| those discussed above would certainly help alleviate this situation | instance of | Newer models of meta-analysis | 0.80 | text |
| have been implemented in the next framework.Generalized pairwise modelling frameworkAn approach that has been tried since the late 1990s is the implementation of the multiple three-treatment closed-loop analysis | instance of | Newer models of meta-analysis | 0.80 | text |
| have been implemented in the next framework | instance of | Newer models of meta-analysis | 0.80 | text |
| dissertation studies or conference abstracts that did not reach publication | instance of | pharmaceutical companies have been known to hide negative studies and researchers may have overlooked unpublished studies | 0.80 | text |
| the passage or defeat of legislation | instance of | or political agenda | 0.80 | text |
| selecting small favorable data sets | instance of | or economic goals in ways | 0.80 | text |
| not incorporating larger unfavorable data sets | instance of | or economic goals in ways | 0.80 | text |
| measurement instrument used | instance of | study characteristics | 0.80 | text |
| population sampled | instance of | study characteristics | 0.80 | text |
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