Meta-analysis

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any systematic procedure for statistically combining the results of many different studies. countable, uncountable

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

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metanalysis

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"The meta-analysis excluded 831 studies from being considered."

Etymology

From meta- + analysis.

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