Author Question: The fruit problem in meta-analysis refers to which of the following? A) Including studies in the ... (Read 93 times)

dejastew · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

The fruit problem in meta-analysis refers to which of the following?

A) Including studies in the analysis from multiple disciplines
B) Including both unpublished and published reports in the analysis
C) Including both qualitative and quantitative findings in the analysis
D) Including studies that have addressed different research questions

Question 2

Hospital records can be used in quantitative studies, not qualitative ones.

A) True
B) False

debra928 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

D
Feedback:
Meta-analyses should not be about fruiti.e., a broad encompassing categorybut rather about specific questions that have been addressed in multiple studiesi.e., apples, or, even better, Granny Smith apples. None of the other answers refers to the fruit or category problem in meta-analyses.

Answer to Question 2

B