Meta-Research: Methods and Protocols (Methods in Molecular Biology, Band 2345) - Softcover

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This volume presents state-of-the art design, analysis and integration approaches for biomedical data including novel statistical models for a comprehensive and powerful synthesis and assessment of scientific evidence. Chapters detail principles of systematic reviews, semi-automated tools for systematic searches, fixed- and random-effects meta-analytical models, living systematic reviews, meta-analysis of genetic studies, meta-analysis of pragmatic and explanatory trials, network meta-analysis, and other modern approaches for data synthesis. Written in the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series format, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.

Authoritative and cutting-edge, Meta- Research: Methods and Protocols book, written by global experts, will introduce the reader in a step-by-step process to the methodsof the vital and highly promising field of evidence synthesis.