A formal assessment of statistical heterogeneity was done by using the Q statistic and the I 2 statistic; the combination of both tests is more sensitive to detect the likelihood of substantial statistical heterogeneity.
Assessment of statistical significance between subgroups was assessed using the Fisher exact test.
Assessment of statistical heterogeneity was done using the I statistic, in order to determine appropriateness for meta-analysis.
As with standard pair-wise meta-analysis, the assumption that trials include similar populations, methodological approaches, and interventions should be assessed using both visual assessment and, where possible, an assessment of statistical homogeneity.
It will be impossible to interpret any review result without a thorough assessment of statistical significance and step 1 to 7 has described how to assess statistical significance.
These problems include stratification, the assessment of statistical significance, heterogeneity, and the interpretation of multiple outcomes or phenotypic information.
In models with interaction effects, the assessment of statistical associations is done using combined direct and indirect effect estimates, along with joint tests of their significance.
The model adequacy was guaranteed by the assessment of statistical parameters such as coefficient of determination (R2 = 0.903), adjusted R2 (0.877) and adequate precision (19.23).
a Descriptive phase involves assessing accuracy of individual maps and both pairwise and simultaneous comparison of multiple maps, b evaluation phase involves detailed assessment of statistical approach to understand implications of identified sources of differences.
Comparisons between groups with respect to continuous measures were made using the t-test or the Mann-Whitney U-test, depending on skewness, for assessment of statistical significance.
The assessment of statistical significance is based on a single test of the collective effect of all microRNAs on the X-chromosome.
