meta-analysis
nounEtymology From meta- + analysis.
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Mathematics, Sciences, Statistics Any systematic procedure for statistically combining the results of many different studies.
- She began asking the question, “Were you friends with your partner before you became romantically involved?” in her other research and conducted a meta-analysis for this paper.2021 July 20, Sarah Molano, “Most romantic relationships start as friendships, study finds”, in CNN:
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Mathematics, Sciences, Statistics An analysis resulting from combining the results of diverse statistical studies.
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An analysis performed at a higher level of abstraction than that of basic analysis.
- Related terms
- meta-analytic, metaanalytic, metanalytic, epistemology, metamethod, metaresearch, metascience, metasynthesis, metatheory
- Hyponyms
- metaregression, forest plot
- Coordinate terms
- systematic review