What is meant by the file drawer problem' regarding ...

[craiczarry]

What is meant by the file drawer problem' regarding meta-analysis?

Question 2

One problem of meta-analysis is that two different studies may involve subtle differences in treatments but call the treatments by the same name. Give an example.

[duke02]

Answer to Question 1

NUMEROUS STUDIES MAY NOT HAVE BEEN DISCOVERED BY THE ANALYST; THESE STUDIES WERE LESS LIKELY TO BE STATISTICALLY SIGNIFICANT AND THE RESULTING META-ANALYSIS CAN BE BIASED.

Answer to Question 2

ANY REASONABLE ANSWER OK. EXAMPLE: CHEMOTHERAPY MAY BE APPLIED WEEKLY IN ONE STUDY BUT BIWEEKLY IN ANOTHER.

[craiczarry]

Thank you!

[duke02]

Always glad to help...