metaanalysis
metaanalysis is the alternative spelling of meta-analysis.
Meaning of meta-analysis
Noun
meta-analysis (countable and uncountable, plural meta-analyses)
- Any systematic procedure for statistically combining the results of many different studies.
- She began asking the question, “Were you friends with your partner before you became romantically involved?” in her other research and conducted a meta-analysis for this paper.2021 July 20, Sarah Molano, “Most romantic relationships start as friendships, study finds”, in CNN
- An analysis resulting from combining the results of diverse statistical studies.
- An analysis performed at a higher level of abstraction than that of basic analysis.
Forms of metaanalysis
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Questions about metaanalysis
- What is metaanalysis the alternative spelling of?
- Metaanalysis is the alternative spelling of meta-analysis.
Words near metaanalysis in the dictionary
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