RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Some Basic Points Concerning Meta-Analysis
JF American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science
JO Clin Lab Sci
FD American Society of Chemistry and Laboratory Science
SP 30
OP 38
DO 10.29074/ascls.26.1.30
VO 26
IS 1
A1 Paulson, Daryl S.
YR 2013
UL http://hwmaint.clsjournal.ascls.org/content/26/1/30.abstract
AB Multiple studies have been performed on a variety of substances, often producing contradictory results. Meta-analysis has provided a means of evaluating these disparate results, combining them into a summary statistic. Using continuous data for baseline and one sample point, several studies were evaluated to achieve a single result, demonstrating the meta-analysis evaluation process.ABBREVIATIONS: ANOVA-analysis of variance, H0-null hypothesis, HA-alternative hypothesis, FDA-Food and Drug Administration.