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| met·a-a·nal·y·sis (mět'ə-ə-nāl'ĭ-sĭs)
n. The process or technique of synthesizing research results by using various statistical methods to retrieve, select, and combine results from previous separate but related studies. |
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Main Entry: meta–anal·y·sis
Pronunciation: "met-&-&-'nal-&-s&s
Function: noun
: quantitative statistical analysis that isapplied to separate but similar experiments of different and usually independent researchers and that involves pooling the data and using the pooled data to test the effectiveness of the resultsmeta–analysis of 32 randomized studies involving 42,000 individuals —Scientific American MedicineBulletin>
Main Entry: meta–anal·y·sis
Pronunciation: "met-&-&-'nal-&-s&s
Function: noun
: quantitative statistical analysis that isapplied to separate but similar experiments of different and usually independent researchers and that involves pooling the data and using the pooled data to test the effectiveness of the results
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Meta, MO (city, FIPS 47594)
Location: (38.312471, -92.167999)
Population (2000): 249 (130 housing units)
Area: 0.335267 sq mi (land), 0.000000 sq mi (water)
Zip code(s): 65058
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