Ten circumstances and solutions for finding the sample mean and standard deviation for meta-analysis

Ten circumstances and solutions for finding the sample mean and standard deviation for meta-analysis

Abstract A common problem in meta-analyses is the unavailability of mean and standard deviation (SD). Unfortunately, only having values of the median, interquartile range (IQR), or range cannot be directly utilized for meta-analysis. Although some estimation and conversion methods have been proposed...

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Main Authors: Kuan-Yu Chi, Man-Yun Li, Chiehfeng Chen, Enoch Kang, Cochrane Taiwan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-04-01
Series:Systematic Reviews
Subjects:
Data conversion
Data estimation
p value
t value
z score
Interquartile
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-023-02217-1

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13643-023-02217-1

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