Teaching meta-analysis using MetaLight.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Meta-analysis is a statistical method for combining the results of primary studies. It is often used in systematic reviews and is increasingly a method and topic that appears in student dissertations. MetaLight is a freely available software application that runs simple meta-analyses and contains specific functionality to facilitate the teaching and learning of meta-analysis. While there are many courses and resources for meta-analysis available and numerous software applications to run meta-analyses, there are few pieces of software which are aimed specifically at helping those teaching and learning meta-analysis. Valuable teaching time can be spent learning the mechanics of a new software application, rather than on the principles and practices of meta-analysis.

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SUBMITTER: Thomas J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3532381 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature