A Guide to Conducting a Meta-Analysis

作者：Cheung Mike W L^*; Vijayakumar Ranjith

来源：Neuropsychology Review, 2016, 26(2): 121-128.

DOI：10.1007/s11065-016-9319-z

• Literature review
• Systematic review
• Meta-analysis
• Moderator analysis

Meta-analysis is widely accepted as the preferred method to synthesize research findings in various disciplines. This paper provides an introduction to when and how to conduct a meta-analysis. Several practical questions, such as advantages of meta-analysis over conventional narrative review and the number of studies required for a meta-analysis, are addressed. Common meta-analytic models are then introduced. An artificial dataset is used to illustrate how a meta-analysis is conducted in several software packages. The paper concludes with some common pitfalls of meta-analysis and their solutions. The primary goal of this paper is to provide a summary background to readers who would like to conduct their first meta-analytic study.

• 出版日期2016-6