For example, a meta-analysis might collect all studies about a drug whose effectiveness in individual studies was sometimes equivocal.
For example, a meta-analysis (in settings other than neuroimaging) combines estimates of effects of interest and their uncertainty across studies.
For example, a meta-analysis of 51 suggested suggesthe the absence of synergy between mycorrhizal fungi and nitrogen-fixing bacteria likely resulted from an overrepresentation of annual and agricultural species in the meta-analysis database; by contrast, separate tests of late successional legumes demonstrated strong synergism20.
For example, a meta-analysis using data from 57 original case control, cohort or cross-sectional studies supports the hypothesis that there is a positive association for intermittent sun exposure and an inverse association for a highly continuous pattern of sun exposure with regard to melanoma risk (Gandini et al, 2005).
For example, a meta-analysis of the family research field by Bird et al. (2004) found that 66% of all articles used convenience sampling.
For example, a meta-heuristic algorithm finds the optimal signature detection for a polymorphism malware attacks in the electronic mobile payments.
For example, a meta-analysis of 55 studies by Carbonneau, Marley, and Selig (2013) found that concrete materials were generally better for mathematics learning than abstract mathematics instruction.
For example, a meta-analysis by Stoltenborgh et al. (2011) reported a higher prevalence of child sexual abuse for boys in Africa and for girls in Australia/New Zealand.
For example, a meta-analysis of the safety value of median barriers concluded that cable median barriers increase the crash rate by 30%, but reduce the chance of sustaining a fatal and personal injury when in a crash by 20 and 10%, respectively (Elvik 1995).
For example, a meta-analysis of 20 years of research in the Journal of Crime and Justice noted that none of the six studies on registries conducted between 1995 and 2011 found that the registries lowered recidivism.
