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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