meta-analysis

See also: metaanalysis

Contents

EnglishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

• metaanalysis

EtymologyEdit

meta- +‎ analysis

NounEdit

meta-analysis (plural meta-analyses)

1. (statistics) Any systematic procedure for statistically combining the results of many different studies.
2. (statistics) An analysis resulting from combining the results of diverse statistical studies.
3. An analysis performed at a higher level of abstraction than that of basic analysis.

HyponymsEdit

• metaregression
• forest plot

TranslationsEdit

statistics

• Czech: metaanalýza f
• Estonian: metaanalüüs
• French: méta-analyse (fr) f

• Icelandic: safngreining f
• Japanese: メタ分析 (metabunseki)