JSM 2012 Online Program

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CE_18C	Mon, 7/30/2012, 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM	HQ-Indigo H
Meta-Analysis: Combining the Results of Multiple Studies — Continuing Education Course
ASA
Instructor(s): Ingram Olkin, Stanford University, Christopher Schmid, Brown University
Meta-analysis enables researchers to synthesize the results of multiple studies designed to determine the effect of a treatment, device or test. The information explosion as well as the movement toward the requirement of evidence to support policy decisions has promoted the use of meta-analysis in all scientific disciplines. Statisticians play a major role in meta-analysis because analyzing data with few studies and many variables is difficult. In this workshop, we introduce the major principles and techniques of statistical analysis of meta-analytic data. Examples of published meta-analyses in medicine and the social sciences will be used to illustrate the various methods.

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