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Vinony

meta-analysis

noun

  1. statistical method that summarizes data from multiple sources
  2. publication type, meta-analysis as a publication or component of publication
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *me Proto-Indo-European *meth₂? Ancient Greek μετᾰ́ (metắ) Ancient Greek μετᾰ- (metă-)lbor. English meta- English analysis English meta-analysis From meta- + analysis.

  1. 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.”

  2. An analysis resulting from combining the results of diverse statistical studies.
  3. An analysis performed at a higher level of abstraction than that of basic analysis.