How to perform meta-analysis ?

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Martin Ming Him Wong

If you are very new to medical statistics, you may register the course 'Introduction to Systematic Review and Meta-analysis' for free in Coursera. The course is taught by Bloomberg School of Public Health at Johns Hopkins University. It will help you to get some understanding on how to perform and interpret meta-analysis.

https://www.coursera.org/learn/systematic-review

Thanks.

Firdos Khan

Hey Fatma,

Please see the links below for details about meta-analysis:

https://peerj.com/preprints/2978.pdf

Article How to do a meta-analysis

If you are interested in conducting mete-analysis for mean difference (one of the size effect in meta-analysis) then please see my paper on the link below:

Article Improved Hydrological Projections and Reservoir Management i...

Good luck

Kenneth Lo

Please refer to the Cochrane handbook for conducting meta-analysis:

https://training.cochrane.org/handbook