What is the minimum number of studies in each category required for a multiple subgroup analysis to be viable in a meta-analysis?

Cochrane Handbook mentions subgroup analyses are only warranted if there are more than 10 studies (I have 28), and if they are distributed evenly among categories of subgroup. I am wondering if...

17 February 2021 3,467 4 View

How do you interpret multiple meta-regression in STATA?

Please could someone recommend a resource that explains performing meta-regression with multiple moderators. I have read the STATA META ANALYSIS REFERENCE MANUAL, but this only gives examples of...

17 February 2021 7,376 1 View

How do you incorporate a study that used non-parametric analysis into a meta-analysis where majority of studies used parametric?

I am calculating Hedge's g for effect sizes, so I am pulling means, SDs, and Ns, from each study. However, one study did a Mann-Whitney U test, and so reports Mean Rank, Sum of Ranks, U, Z, and r...

31 January 2021 1,182 5 View

For designing domain ontology, which methodology should be used?

Is it better to use a predefined methodology? or design own methodology according to the domain, size of ontology, number of participants, the technical level of participants, deadline of the...

14 November 2020 7,972 4 View

Is it feasible to store transactional data in ontologies?

It is not feasible to store transactional data in ontologies. when the size of data will grow, the number of triples in the ontology will be in million or trillion. Due to the un-structured file...

03 November 2020 8,788 3 View

Modeling of entities (endurants) is enough. Why do researchers need to model perdurants in domain ontologies?

Modeling of entities (endurants) is enough. Why do researchers need to model perdurants in domain ontologies? I guess, there is no difference between the following two way of modeling domain...

30 October 2020 5,329 3 View

Which methodology is suitable for designing domain ontology for the Waste Management Domain?

I am designing a domain ontology for the Waste Management Domain, Can anybody suggest a mature, well-documented, and widely accepted methodology for ontology designing and development? Thanks

20 October 2020 2,991 20 View

How does the N value be counted for gut content analysis?

I read some articles on mollusc and fish diet analysis. The formula for percentage frequency of occurrence stated above: %F0 = Nei/Ne x 100 and percentage numerical abundance : %NI : Ni/N x...

15 October 2020 4,568 3 View

How to get rid of a constant peak at fix RT every time in HPLC ?

I am running catecholamine standards in HPLC using UV/FLD detector. I am getting a constant peak at fix RT (retention time @ 3.5 min, image enclosed) every time, even if I run another standard or...

29 September 2020 847 7 View

What should be the main purpose of checking for plagiarism?

24 September 2020 892 17 View

Guidelines for survey (question type) analysis?

Hi. Please tell me what guidelines should i need to follow for questionaries' type research work in India. It is not hospital based work, we are conduction basic institutional based qualitative...

03 March 2021 2,037 3 View

How to access MSCI KLD Stats and Sustainalytics?

Hello all, I'm currently working on my undergraduate thesis and I'm having difficulties trying to access KLD Stats and Sustainalytics because my campus Airlangga University and apparently other...

02 March 2021 8,525 1 View

Ideas for Phd's Thesis on pricing (Marketing)?

Hi everyone, I'm studying Marketing and I would like to write my PhD thesis on the topic of pricing. Any specific ideas?

02 March 2021 9,706 5 View

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02 March 2021 932 1 View

How to calculate BREQ 3 questionnaire?

how to calculate BEHAVIOURAL REGULATION IN EXERCISE QUESTIONNAIRE BREQ 3 ,which contain 24 questions and each question has 5 answers (0- Strongly disagree , 1-disagree, 2- Neither agree nor...

02 March 2021 811 3 View

Please suggest a good text book for "Research Methodology in Life Sciences". Which book would be good for PhD Scholars?

Please provide Book Title and author name

02 March 2021 9,059 3 View

How does Scientist/RG community evaluates a case study article and the impact of it on a researcher career?

An article that is published as a case study in the SJR listed journal. How much value is added to a researcher career? How it is evaluated by a scientific researcher/University admission...

02 March 2021 9,661 3 View

Could any one guide me, to write research proposal for grant? ?

We have one plant, the local people using this for controlling blood sugar, the toxicity and antidiabetic activity of the plant is not reported yet, please guide from whag should be the process ?...

02 March 2021 2,300 1 View

How to regulate SSCP temperature in simple PAGE?

I'd like to perform single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP) in my thesis, however I cannot control the temperature of the vertical PAGE since we are using the conventional tanks. Is there a...

02 March 2021 9,157 1 View