Meta-Analysis Gaining Status In Science And Policymaking
Despite lingering debates, statistical method wins acceptance and exerts influence among researchers. Meta-analysis-a statistical method of quantitatively combining and synthesizing results from individual studies-has begun to exert an influence on science, its practice, and its use in policymaking, despite early opposition and skepticism. One recent example that has attracted considerable media attention concerns the use of "fen-phen" (fenfluramine/phentermine), the popularly prescribed obesi
Sep 14, 1997
Despite lingering debates, statistical method wins acceptance and exerts influence among researchers. |
Harris Cooper, a professor at the Center for Research...
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