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armygirl

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Which of the following is true about meta-analysis?
 a. Meta-analysis has made it possible to find definitive answers to questions about small and moderate relationships by taking into account data from a number of different studies.
  b. Meta-analysis is a non-controversial approach to research.
  c. Meta-analysis just means a very big analysis of one very big data set..
  d. All of the above statements are true.

Question 2

Which of the following statements comparing the vote-count approach and the meta-analysis approach is false?
 a. A meta-analysis focuses on the magnitude of the effect in each study, and vote-count does not.
  b. Vote-count only works for studies involving categorical variables, while a meta-analysis can be used on any type of study.
  c. A vote-count approach typically weights each study the same, regardless of sample size, while a meta-analysis typically does not.
  d. None of the above.


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wtf444

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Reply #1 on: Jul 24, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

B


armygirl

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Reply 2 on: Jul 24, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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Gracias!

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