Understanding of statistical terms routinely used in meta-analyses: an international survey among researchers.

OBJECTIVE: Biomedical literature is increasingly enriched with literature reviews and meta-analyses. We sought to assess the understanding of statistical terms routinely used in such studies, among researchers. METHODS: An online survey posing 4 clinically-oriented multiple-choice questions was cond...

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Main Authors: Michael N Mavros, Vangelis G Alexiou, Konstantinos Z Vardakas, Matthew E Falagas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3543405?pdf=render