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Date

Available Anytime

Session Type

Self paced online course

Topic

Quantitative research skills

Course Provider 


Univesrity College London


 


Details


Meta-analysis is "the statistical analysis of a large collection of analysis results from individual studies for the purpose of integrating the findings" (Glass, 1976)


We introduce the merits of meta-analysis and how it can form an important and informative part of a systematic review. We explain the most common statistical methods for conducting a meta-analysis and common issues that may be encountered along the way. At the end of the course, delegates should be able to conduct a meta-analysis of their own and interpret the results of meta-analyses published in journal articles.


The following topics are covered:



  •  An introduction to meta-analysis and its place in evidence-based research.

  •  Outcome measures and extracting relevant data from journal articles

  •  Fixed effect and random-effects models

  •  Heterogeneity between studies

  •  How to identify and deal with publication bias.


 


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