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Analysing Data and Undertaking Meta‐Analyses
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This chapter contains sections titled: Introduction Types of data and effect measures Study designs and identifying the unit of analysis Summarizing effects across studies Heterogeneity Investigating heterogeneity Sensitivity analyses Chapter information References
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- Authors
- Deeks, J. J., Higgins, J. P., & Altman, D. G.
- Affiliations
- University of Birmingham (GB)
- MRC Biostatistics Unit (GB)
- University of Oxford (GB)
- Venue
- Cochrane Handbook for Systematic Reviews of Interventions
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2008-09-22
- Pages
- 243-296
- OpenAlex
- W1596902544
- Cited by
- 1,800
- References
- 64
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- Type
- other
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Decision Sciences › Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty › Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
- Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Statistical Methods in Epidemiology
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Delphi Technique in Research
- Keywords
- meta-analysis, effect measures, research design, unit of analysis, heterogeneity, sensitivity analysis
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