meta-analysis
noun
meta-anal·y·sis
ˌme-tə-ə-ˈna-lə-səs 
: a quantitative statistical analysis of several separate but similar experiments or studies in order to test the pooled data for statistical significance
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The study was a meta-analysis in which researchers analyzed data from 30 studies and 14 databases with information on more than 19,000 people.
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Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 16 Jan. 2025
According to four trials evaluated as part of a larger meta-analysis, taking omega-3 supplements was associated with a significant decrease in systolic and diastolic blood pressure in people with metabolic syndrome.
—Allison Herries, Verywell Health, 14 Jan. 2025
In the meta-analysis of the 12 studies that compared muscular strength improvement in NMES plus RT groups versus those who did conventional RT, the researchers found that the standardized mean difference (SMD) across all studies was 0.31.
—New Atlas, 13 Jan. 2025
Time to nursing home admission and death in people with dementia: systematic review and meta-analysis
Alzheimers Research UK.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
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Madeline Holcombe, CNN, 16 Jan. 2025
According to four trials evaluated as part of a larger meta-analysis, taking omega-3 supplements was associated with a significant decrease in systolic and diastolic blood pressure in people with metabolic syndrome.
—Allison Herries, Verywell Health, 14 Jan. 2025
In the meta-analysis of the 12 studies that compared muscular strength improvement in NMES plus RT groups versus those who did conventional RT, the researchers found that the standardized mean difference (SMD) across all studies was 0.31.
—New Atlas, 13 Jan. 2025
Time to nursing home admission and death in people with dementia: systematic review and meta-analysis
Alzheimers Research UK.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 9 Jan. 2025
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meta-analysis
noun
meta-anal·y·sis
ˌmet-ə-ə-ˈnal-ə-səs
: quantitative statistical analysis that is applied to separate but similar experiments of different and usually independent researchers and that involves pooling the data and using the pooled data to test the effectiveness of the results
the report … on low cholesterol presented a comprehensive meta-analysis of 32 randomized studies involving 42,000 individuals—Scientific American Medicine Bulletin
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