A quantitative method of combining the results of independent studies (usually drawn from the published literature) and synthesizing summaries and conclusions which may be used to evaluate therapeutic effectiveness, plan new studies, etc., with application chiefly in the areas of research and medicine.
    

concept

Meta-analysis

Catalogue

Survey methods in social investigation / by C.A. Moser and G. Kalton.

Sex and youth : contextual factors affecting risk for HIV/AIDS : a comparative analysis of multi-site studies in developing countries.

Systematic reviews in health care : meta-analysis in context / edited by Matthias Egger, George Davey Smith and Douglas G. Altman.

Systematic reviews / edited by Iain Chalmers and Douglas G. Altman.

Systematic reviews : synthesis of best evidence for health care decisions / edited by Cynthia Mulrow, Deborah Cook.