12. Meta-Analysis
Published Online: 10 SEP 2009
DOI: 10.1002/9780470840481.ch12
Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd
Book Title
Quality of Life Outcomes in Clinical Trials and Health-Care Evaluation: A Practical Guide to Analysis and Interpretation
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How to Cite
Walters, S. J. (2009) Meta-Analysis, in Quality of Life Outcomes in Clinical Trials and Health-Care Evaluation: A Practical Guide to Analysis and Interpretation, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, Chichester, UK. doi: 10.1002/9780470840481.ch12
Publication History
- Published Online: 10 SEP 2009
- Published Print: 25 SEP 2009
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Print ISBN: 9780470753828
Online ISBN: 9780470686140
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Keywords:
- quality of life measures in clinical trials and health services research;
- standardized effect size and standardized mean difference (SMD);
- meta-analysis - statistical analysis of data from collection of studies;
- planning of meta-analysis;
- choosing appropriate statistical method;
- measuring effect on continuous scale;
- raw mean difference (MD) and standardized mean difference (SMD);
- standardized mean effect size and corresponding standard error;
- fixed effects method and combining results across studies;
- presentation of study findings
Summary
This chapter contains sections titled:
Summary
Introduction
Planning a meta-analysis
Statistical methods in meta-analysis
Presentation of results
Conclusion
Further reading