如何进行Meta分析-加尔各答.pptVIP

How to do Meta Analysis Arindam Basu Associate Director, Fogarty International Training Program Kolkata, India February, 2005 arin.basu@ phone: 919830153666 What is meta analysis? Quantitative approach for systematically combining results of previous research to arrive at conclusions about the body of research. What does it mean? Quantitative : numbers Systematic : methodical combining: putting together previous research: whats already done conclusions: new knowledge The popularity of meta analyses Number of Meta Analysis publications are steadily increasing since 1993. We graphed the counts