Author Question: Name one way in which a meta-analysis improves the situation where many small studies were ... (Read 55 times)

sammy · **on:** Jul 24, 2018

Name one way in which a meta-analysis improves the situation where many small studies were conducted, but no large studies.

Question 2

Name two benefits of meta-analysis.

zhanghao · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 24, 2018

Answer to Question 1

EITHER OF THE FOLLOWING: 1) ALLOWS RESEARCHERS TO RULE OUT CHANCE FOR THE COMBINED RESULTS, WHEN THEY COULD NOT DO SO FOR THE INDIVIDUAL STUDIES; 2) ALLOWS RESEARCHERS TO GET A MUCH MORE PRECISE ESTIMATE OF A RELATIONSHIP THAN THEY CAN WITH INDIVIDUAL SMALL STUDIES.

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Answer to Question 2

ANY TWO OF THE FOLLOWING ARE OK: 1) DETECTING SMALL OR MODERATE RELATIONSHIPS; 2) OBTAINING A MORE PRECISE ESTIMATE OF A RELATIONSHIP; 3) DETERMINING FUTURE RESEARCH; 4) FINDING PATTERNS ACROSS STUDIES.