Meta-analysis — In statistics, a meta analysis combines the results of several studies that address a set of related research hypotheses. In its simplest form, this is normally by identification of a common measure of effect size, for which a weighted average… … Wikipedia
meta-analysis — ¦med.əˌ noun Etymology: meta + analysis : quantitative statistical analysis that is applied to separate but similar experiments or studies of different and usually independent researchers and that involves pooling the data and using the pooled… … Useful english dictionary
meta-analysis — noun Date: 1976 a quantitative statistical analysis of several separate but similar experiments or studies in order to test the pooled data for statistical significance … New Collegiate Dictionary
meta-analysis — noun a) Any systematic procedure for statistically combining the results of many different studies. b) An analysis resulting from combining the results of diverse statistical studies … Wiktionary
meta-analysis — met·a a·nal·y·sis (mĕt ə ə nălʹĭ sĭs) n. The process or technique of synthesizing research results by using various statistical methods to retrieve, select, and combine results from previous separate but related studies. * * * … Universalium
meta-analysis — n. technique or procedure of synthesizing the results of a research by combining the results of a number of independent studies … English contemporary dictionary
Combinatorial meta-analysis — (CMA) is the study of the behaviour of statistical properties of combinations of studies from a meta analytic dataset (typically in social science research). In an article that develops the notion of gravity in the context of meta analysis, Dr.… … Wikipedia
Meta-analyse — Méta analyse Une méta analyse est une démarche statistique combinant les résultats d une série d études indépendantes sur un problème donné. La méta analyse permet une analyse plus précise des données par l augmentation du nombre de cas étudiés… … Wikipédia en Français
Méta-Analyse — Une méta analyse est une démarche statistique combinant les résultats d une série d études indépendantes sur un problème donné. La méta analyse permet une analyse plus précise des données par l augmentation du nombre de cas étudiés et de tirer… … Wikipédia en Français
Analysis — (from Greek ἀνάλυσις , a breaking up ) is the process of breaking a complex topic or substance into smaller parts to gain a better understanding of it. The technique has been applied in the study of mathematics and logic since before Aristotle,… … Wikipedia
